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  • Eating Disorders
  • Sex & AIDS
  • Drugs & Alcohol
  • Teen Suicide
  • Family Dynamics
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Impact Of the Internet Conference

MODERATORS/ PRESENTERS

• Suzanne Reiss, M.D.

PROGRAM FINDINGS FROM BREAKOUT SESSION 1

• Prouds
  • Change: educate
  • Education and communication, useful for projects
  • Explore many topics in short amount of time
  • Unlimited promises: job search, shopping, reservations, convenience

• Regrets
  • Anti-social crutch or retreat, caused or manifested by?
  • Hacking Hobby, sytemized, manipulative.
  • Instant messaging
  • All misspelled things and gotten to bad sites, cookies
  • Easy access to inappropriate topics
  • Safety for youth, feel behind youth, diminishing social skills

• Actions
  • Become more educated on the downside
  • Everyone could show respect
  • Foster positive communication, positive educational value
  • Get safer
  • Understand subtleties