Once again, kids have astounded us with their ingenuity. It seems they are now able to thwart the law and go online to purchase cigarettes. The federal government is asking the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue delivering boxes of cigarettes to minors.

So, what's up with kids these days? It seems that there are daily crises reported: childhood obesity at near-epidemic proportions, binge-drinking, date-rape drugs, the list could go on and on.

"It's tougher to raise kids than it used to be," observed the parent of two teenagers. "They have challenges we didn't have when we were growing up. Drugs, sex, Internet dangers. They're constantly on the run. If it's not soccer and dance lessons, it's school sporting events. They're hardly ever home."

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