For many of us, using the Internet can seem like walking through New York City without a map. Everything is new and interesting, but also a little bit intimidating, especially when you don't know how to navigate. Even more scary are all the horror stories in the media about the dangers that the children face online.
My mother says that I used to be funnier, a whole lot funnier, when it comes to what I reveal about my family online. But it’s hard to be funny when you’ve been muzzled.
Did you know that one in every three moms in the U.S. owns a smartphone?
Maybe this shouldn't come as a surprise. We live in an era of tech savvy mamas - ladies who make up a large portion of digital consumption across all channels, including e-commerce and mobile use.
After all, women account for 85% of all consumer purchases and if you want to buy something, it’s a lot easier to read the reviews of other customers and make purchases online.
So you're a new mom, and of course you want to share every adorable baby photo and every precious anecdote about your little bundle of joy with all of your friends.
But wait! Before you hit Facebook, there are a few simple rules that every parent should follow. Seriously, it will make the virtual world a much better place for the rest of us.
A while a go, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg appeared in a video about coding via the group Code.org (you can watch the video here). It’s a well put together video on the benefits of coding for kids.
My thirteen-year-old son Eli and nine-year-old daughter Sarah’s birthdays are only a few weeks apart, and my husband and I frequently get them joint presents with relatively mixed success.
Last year was a trampoline that Eli uses all the time, but Sarah has absolutely no interest in, and the year before was a basketball hoop that Sarah uses all the time, and Eli was bored of within the month.
