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  • The Three I’s of Working with Teenagers

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    Sometimes you come across statements about teenagers that are just so over-the-top that you have to laugh.

    Today the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that the teen birth rate is at an all-time low. (More on that in a minute.) But in the press release there’s this hilarious statement from Dr. Jill Rabin, a OB/GYN from Hyde Park, NY:

    “It’s important to remember the three I’s when you’re working with teens. They think they’re immortal, invincible and infertile. We have to convince them otherwise and dispel the myths, and the message needs repetition.”

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    Ah, generalizations. Aren’t they fun?

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