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We moms have recently had a darn good run as far as scintillating, empowering, enraging mommy commentary in the media goes, even without the Sheryl Sandberg explosion. Take this blog you are reading right now, which is going to review an article about a magazine – all about the frustrations of modern day motherhood! Extra bonus: thousands of comments from real live moms that accompany each article, blog and sidebar.

The following is a guest post by Robert Greenberg, author of How to Listen to Great Music: A Guide to Its History, Culture, and Heart. Ah, bedtime. The kids’ teeth are brushed; their pj’s are on; the book has been read, and then read again. They have been kissed goodnight. At which point begins THE BIG STALL. “I’m hungry”; “I’m thirsty”; “I need to go to the bathroom”; “I need to call my broker”; etc.

If you or any of your friends have ever played Farmville or perhaps Bejeweled, two computer games that moms tend to enjoy, you can begin to understand your teenager’s addiction to games, or perhaps to social networking on the computer. The Internet is a necessary and wonderful tool for education, research, work and communication. But how do you know if your teenager is spending too much time on the Internet or whether he is addicted?