Search Results for: electronic internet
Saving on Back to School Gadgets and Gear
Going back to school this fall looks very different this year and many parents feel stressed trying to adapt to remote learning while also working from home. Not to mention, distancing learning comes with higher costs, too. In fact, the 2020 Back-to-School Survey from Deloitte found that 51% of parents will spend more on internet-based…
How To Establish Clear Policies For Your Teen’s Tech Use
Technology has transformed our world so thoroughly that our kids cannot imagine life without gadgets. They expect to have access to these devices 24/7, but their expectations aren’t always realistic.
Why Sexting is Not Child Porn
It’s horrifying to parents: why would our children WANT others to see naked pictures of them? Why do we have to even TALK to our children about the many reasons that voluntarily taking, sending, or sharing nude pictures is not in any child’s best interest? But despite our horror over this digital and cultural divide…
Technology Terrors and Our Kids
Two events occurred last week in my area that are sure to terrify parents everywhere. First, two Virginia Tech students were charged with kidnapping and killing 13-year-old Nicole Lovell, a Virginia seventh grader who used social media to escape bullying after surviving a liver transplant earlier in her life. Second, also in Maryland, a 22-year-old church…
SMILING IT FORWARD™ TWITTER PARTY
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where restricted or prohibited by law. HOW TO ENTER: The #SmilingItForward ModernMom Twitter Party begins at 11:00:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on November 5th, 2014 and ends at…