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I am totally frightened by the technology at the hands of kids these days. When I was in high school you would be expelled at the sight of a cell phone because that was a clear sign that you were dealing drugs, imagine that! Today there is no teen without one. With all the online chatting, texting, and social sites it's really hard to keep your teen interested in a healthy green lifestyle. Teens are under more pressure than ever to succeed and they often respond in some less than healthy ways.
According to the Weekly Beet, 52 percent of children over five have a television in their bedroom and one-third of U.S. children and teens, are either overweight or on the verge of it. Even worse, more than 5 million children living today will die prematurely because of a decision to smoke cigarettes.
Those are some pretty staggering numbers but in truth, a lot of these issues can be handled early on with these helpful tips:
