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SunHawk AcademySunHawk Academy
If you teen's behavior has affected the harmony of your family, SunHawk's unique structure combines intensive therapy and powerful personal and family development workshops to not only change your teen, but how that teen interacts with you and other family members. We firmly believe that your teen's growth and progress are enriched by family involvement. Students can catch up on school credits while building a foundation for future success.

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New Leaf AcademyNew Leaf Academy
Do you fear your daughter is growing up too quickly? Even young children are constantly exposed to confusing messages about how to act and who they should be. As a parent, you may feel overwhelmed by the many influences competing for your child's attention. At Leaf Academy of Oregon, your daughter will benefit from our educational philosophy that seeks to develop the whole person: socially and emotionally as well as academically. Through the Star Steps Program, girls learn to accept rules and responsibility for their behavior. They develop a sense of self and strong boundaries that will help them make the right choices as they move into adolescence and young adulthood.

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Movie Stars Who Smoke Influence Kids to Do the Same

When American film stars smoke cigarettes on screen, they influence not only teens in the USA to smoke, but also young people all over the world.

New studies at universities in Mexico and Germany found that celebrity smoking in films functions like an ad for smoking. The German study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that those teens who have seen the most cinema smoking are twice as likely to try cigarettes themselves. A recent study published in Pediatrics journal concluded that three out of four movies feature smoking, and 61% of them are youth-rated.

American scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health are recommending that movies do not show specific brands of cigarettes. They also recommend that only adult movies should contain images of smokers, and that anti-smoking ads should air prior to the film.

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