Parenting E-Tox…Who’s in?
Thanks to my childhood friend Liz L., for sending her friend’s article, “The 12 Step E-Tox,” recently published in Working Mother. We’ve all heard of the detox trend, but this […]
Cyberbullying Stats
The folks at Best Education Degrees pulled together some data about cyberbullying, since “80% of teens (are) on cell phones and…social media sites, and it’s time to understand that technology […]
NBC’s “The More You Know” Loaded with Tips for Online Safety
Online safety is a topic I think we can’t talk enough about with other parents and with our kids. Gone are the days of corded phones you’d stretch into the […]
Electronics Have Replaced Mom and Dad at the Dinner Table
I’m a “no cell phone at the table” advocate, so this guest post really caught my eye. As a parent, you know when your kid is looking down with his […]
Crazy Things Parents Text
Parents say the darndest things when they are talking with their thumbs (or with their index finger one…letter…at…a…time). It cracks me up that our kids are so incredibly tech […]
How to be Smart about your Child’s Smartphone
Many thanks to Sharon Stouffer, an avid blogger on Mobile Technology and Cell Phone Spy Software, and Mom Since 2010 (MS’10), for this guest post on creative ways to be […]
AT&T Survey Results on Texting and Driving
This topic is so important, and I’ve received so many fabulous resources, that I’m splitting this into several posts to get the word out. A new survey commissioned by AT&T […]
Imagine getting through the day without your cell phone
I’ve written about tech-free days/weekends, and I’ll be honest…it’s tough to do! In fact, I failed at my June challenge, Disconnect to Reconnect. As a journalist who learned to […]
Free “Parental Intelligence” Service Keeps Kids Safe
October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and uKnow.com is offering free “parental intelligence” to help parents protect their kids against online predators, sexting, and cyberbullying while also supervising their […]
The Wild, Wild Web – Check out the evolution!
Hard to believe we’re now talking about Internet “history,” but this really cool infographic would be fun to show the kids. McAfee put together a visual representation of the life […]
Kids Are Learning Computer Skills Faster than Life Skills
Kids are learning to use the computer faster than they learn to tie their shoes…wow! According to a survey on Digital Skills released by AVG Technologies, it found that 2-5 […]
Teenage as a Second Language
With a teen, a tween, and one “almost” in that tween zone, my ears perked up (do I have puppy on the brain, or what?), at this new title: Teenage […]