Mommy Time 6/13: Texting Biggest Danger to Teens, Yet Another School Shooting & More

June 13, 2014

By Heather Morgan Shott

CDC: Teen Smoking, Sex Down, Texting Biggest New Danger (Parents.com)

School Shooting Is 74th Since Newtown (Newser)

Give Your Kids Your Undivided Attention — or None at All (Motherlode, The New York Times)

Little Boy Meets Baby Sister for the First Time & Has a Hilarious Question (Mom.me)

Mom Forgives Her Daughter’s Killer & Helps Him Stay Out of Prison (The Stir)

Twin Boys Surgically Separated Head Home (Today.com)

“Autism Speaks” — But Should We Listen? (The Daily Beast)

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Heather Morgan Shott is the former Editor-in-Chief of Momtastic.com. Previously she was site director of The Nest. Before that, she was founding editor of the social network MixingBowl.com, and she held senior editor positions at Parents.com and BHG.com, as well as digital editor positions at WineSpectator.com, Brides.com, and National Geographic Traveler.

When she's not working, she's hanging with her fam in Brooklyn, probably at the playground and most definitely drinking coffee. Her two impeccably dressed children, Mason, 6, and Poppy Belle, 2, listen to every word she says and never have tantrums (hey, a girl can dream!). Follow their adventures on her blog, High Chair Times, and Facebook.

Photo: Jason Falchook

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