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R-Rated Movies are Not for 12-Year-Olds
I went to see Hangover: Part Deux over the holiday weekend with my boyfriend and his son. It’s rated R. I have a problem with taking a twelve year old to see R-rated movies. I can see that my objections might sound a wee prudish but isn’t there plenty of time for kids to be exposed to boobies, and tushies, and hearing cussing like, “Fuck that shit man. You’re an a-hole.” Or sexually explicit language like, “He took it up the ass and loved it.
Are Your Teens “Sexting”?
Teens are spending increased amounts of time on their cell phones and sending increased amounts of text messages. According to Nielsen Mobile, about 80% of teens 13-17 and 93% of adults 18-24 use cell phones. A new trend, called sexting on cell phones is becoming a problem among teens. Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos between mobile phones. Are your teens using their phone to send inappropriate sex messages?
Online Dating In Your Forties
Online dating sites are like virtual Amazon.com’s for finding a mate. There are all sorts of sites to find all sorts of people. There are sites for young people, old people, tall people, short people, religious people, people who are farmers, people who make a lot of money, people who don’t make a lot of…
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…