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The Top 10 list of concerns about kids today

Posted on May 5th 2007 1:07PM by Rigel Celeste
There are always new scary bits of news regarding our children and their health. We're constantly bombarded with studies and warnings about obesity, depression, drug addictions, and even relative "wild cards" to worry about like autism. So what worries you the most? Here are the Top 10 Concerns about kids today (ranked in order), according to The National Poll on Children's Health:

1. Smoking
2. Teen drug abuse
3. Childhood obesity
4. Teen alcohol abuse
5. Driving accidents
6. Teen pregnancy
7. Internet safety
8. School violence
9. Sexually transmitted infection
10. Abuse and neglect

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