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Parents have a lot to learn when it comes to their children’s behaviors online, the research found. In addition to significantly underestimating the amount of time their teens spend checking in on social networking sites, nearly half of parents (49%) say their child was age 13 or older before starting unsupervised surfing. This compares with just 14% of teens who say they actually waited this long.

Quoted in Marketing Charts, a study by Common Sense Media found that the parents of teens greatly underestimate their teens’ involvement with social networks.

Some teens also are attempting to keep their social networking businesses secret from their parents. 12% of teens with Facebook or MySpace pages say their parents don’t know about the account, 28% have shared information they would not normally share in public (16%of parents think their children have) and 13% have posted naked or semi-naked images of themselves (only 2% of parents think their children have).

According to an American Dental Association report, net incomes for dentists have decreased and their unbooked appointment times have increased. As more patients lose jobs and employer-sponsored insurance, fewer come in for major treatments or even routine cleanings. That means that dentists are looking for ways to recover their lost earnings. Your dentist may be open to looking at new, or improved services, like patient followup, marketing or lead generation systems, or a source for new revenue streams from a part-time business or network marketing opportunity. Contact a dentist today and ask if they’re keeping options open for other ways to make money…