Wondering what your teen is texting. This guide breaks down the most searched abbreviations parents see in real messages.

As a teen, texting was second nature. I knew T9 like I was born with a flip phone, and my text conversations would last the entire day. (That is, as soon as I got an unlimited texting plan.) Kids are ...

One of the first witnesses called in the sex-abuse trial of a former Sumner High School boys basketball coach, an 18-year-old boy, went over months of conversations Thursday that showed how the ...

Millennial parents are no strangers to acronyms. In fact, Millennials and Gen Xers are credited with making "LOL" (laughing out loud) so popular on instant messenger, that it eventually earned a spot ...

In my previous blog Death By Text, I discussed the implications and dangers of teen's texting and driving. During my research, I became amazed at just how much teens are texting. Did you know that at ...

Like most parents, I text with my teens regularly, and I feel fairly competent: I’m a good communicator, know the lingo, and understand the ins and outs of texting with teens. Or so I thought. Rules ...