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Youthology: When Parents Turn to 'Teen Whisperers'

By Michelle RuizMar 2nd 2010 – 10:08PM
Courtesy of Vanessa Van Petten

Courtesy of Vanessa Van Petten

(March 2) -- As Will Smith once rapped: Parents just don't understand. But 24-year-old "youthologist" and "teen whisperer" Vanessa Van Petten might. Moms and dads tap Van Petten to help them tackle one of parenthood's dirtiest jobs -- communicating with troubled teenagers in all of their text-messaging, door-slamming,...

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