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Kids Online Safety: What All Parents Should Know About Social Media
With the way technology is advancing, it isn’t surprising to find a large number of kids getting more involved and dependent on the Internet and social media. Although these things can help your kid stay connected and informed, it still isn’t a good idea to expose your kids to these networks without proper guidance. As…
How To Raise A Teenager Without Losing Your Mind
Most parents do not relish parenting teenagers. Teaching them to drive is terrifying. Catching them drinking – and puking – for the first time is appalling. The horrors of teenage sexuality. The surliness, the lying, the sleeping until 3 pmDealing with teenagers is a grind, a bore, something to be SURVIVED.But I love being a parent to teenagers, as I recently told Michel Martin on NPRs Tell Me More.There was a parenting roundtable …
Lessons from the St. Paul’s Rape Trial
The St Paul’s high school rape case verdict came in last Friday – and most headlines trumpet that 18-year-old accused rapist Owen Labrie got off easy, acquitted of the three most serious charges, including felony rape. But there are many good lessons from this trial, worth applauding, and myths that we need to debunk as…
I’m Not Getting Any Older
My mother never divulged her age. As everyone around her was sworn to secrecy, I had to practically hire a WikiLeaks staffer to find out her actual birth year. When I confronted her with the date, all I got were angry denials and protestations.
How Kids Feel About Being Adopted
Concerning adoption, there are two main schools of thought: Tell your child or don’t. Telling your child is favored now, as of 2010, whereas past generations tended to keep this information a secret. Modern parents are wise to celebrate the child’s adoption story, giving reassurance of their love for their adopted child.