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Chat Service Discord Doubles Valuation To $7 Billion

Posted 1.14.21 in Research and News

Teens Texting While Driving

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Posted 10.29.20 in Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Is Your Texting Punctuation Sending The Wrong Message? Yes. Maybe! Think so …

Posted 10.05.20 in Research and News

Texting Bans Save Teens Lives, New Study Finds

Posted 7.20.20 in Research and News

Why Teenagers Seeking Abortions Are Texting ‘Abby’

Posted 4.28.20 in Research and News

Internet Acronyms Teens And Predators Know, But Parents Should

Posted 2.25.20 in Research and News

Fact Sheet: Texting While Driving

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Posted 10.24.19 in Helpful Handouts

Teens’ Touchscreen Typing Speeds Put Their Parents Attempts To Shame

Posted 10.04.19 in Research and News

200 Secret Internet Terms Teenagers Use – And Parents Need To Know

Posted 2.12.19 in Research and News

How Can Texting Affect Your Teenagers Grammar

Posted 12.14.18 in Research and News

Teen Texting Codes Every Parent Needs To Know

Posted 11.21.18 in Research and News

Teens Are Over Face-To-Face Communication, Study Says

Posted 9.12.18 in Research and News

2 In 5 Teens Text While Driving, Survey Shows

Posted 8.27.18 in Research and News

Yes, Teens Are Texting And Using Social Media Instead Of Reading Books

Posted 8.21.18 in Research and News

Dinner Texting

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Posted 4.12.18 in Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Do You Speak Gen Z?

Posted 4.03.18 in Research and News

10 Ways To Help Teens Be Savvier About Texting

Posted 11.09.17 in Research and News

Should Parents Snoop

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Posted 8.16.17 in Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Woman Sentenced To 15 Months In Texting Suicide Case

Posted 8.08.17 in Research and News

Teens And Texts: Suicide Case Exposes Risks Of Meessaging

Posted 6.12.17 in Research and News
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