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5 Ways For Moms To Have Manners In A World of Technology

July 13, 2017 by Jacqui Zadik Leave a Comment

5 Ways For Moms To Have Manners In A World of Technology

How many times have you gone to a kid's birthday party, and gotten a mass email as a thank you? It seems like this is norm lately, and I have to admit, it bugs me. If I bought your child a present, wrapped it threw it into a five dollar gift bag with tissue paper,…

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Kids and Smartphones: What Age Is The Right Age?

January 31, 2017 by Katie Greer

Kids and Smartphones: What Age Is The Right Age?

“What age do you think it’s appropriate for my kids’ to have their own smartphone?” It’s a question I get almost daily from the thousands of parents I talk with throughout this country. I’ll be honest – I hate answering this question. First and foremost, I know that most kids are getting their VERY OWN…

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How To Establish Clear Policies For Your Teen’s Tech Use

November 7, 2016 by AnnDolin Leave a Comment

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.

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Picture This – Revamping School Photos

September 15, 2016 by Liz Hawks

Picture This – Revamping School Photos

School is well underway and school pictures are just around the corner. The good, bad, ugly and awkward. In the digital age of parenthood, are you still buying them? Today’s school photographers offer retouching and retaking options as an attempt to retain your business. But even those extras come under fire. In the age of…

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Insta-perfect Motherhood

August 2, 2016 by Liz Hawks Leave a Comment

Insta-perfect Motherhood

I read an article recently about the rise of moms made famous by Instagram. These women have tens or hundreds of thousands of followers in the photo-sharing platform and depict an aesthetically pleasing side of their personal motherhood that Instagram users flock to. (And in some cases, they’re making a great living off of those…

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5 Ways to Stop the Summertime Slide

June 16, 2016 by Andrea Benton Leave a Comment

5 Ways to Stop the Summertime Slide

Now that my oldest has almost completed kindergarten (sniffsniff, they grow up so fast!), I’m worried that he will forget everything he has learned. My lofty goal for the summer is to keep him learning throughout it.

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If You Don’t Post A Picture From A Party, Did The Party Happen?

May 8, 2016 by Risa Green Leave a Comment

If You Don’t Post A Picture From A Party, Did The Party Happen?

If you haven’t read Andrew Watts’ article, A Teenager’s View on Social Media Written by an Actual Teen, you should.  As a parent, I found it helpful to read a teen’s take on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, and how teens – or at least older teens - use them for different purposes. (The best part…

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Parenting in the Digital Age: Why Your Kids Still Need You

April 25, 2016 by Katie Greer Leave a Comment

Parenting in the Digital Age: Why Your Kids Still Need You

Parenting in the digital age can be an overwhelming task. How do we keep up? How much should we be involved? What’s appropriate and safe? What the heck is this new app? Why do they do that? When do we back off? Recently a parent asked me, "I have a child who will be going…

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Generation Tech – Balancing Real Life and Social Media

April 22, 2016 by Brooke Burke Leave a Comment

Generation Tech – Balancing Real Life and Social Media

Generation Tech, the manipulation of reality and a love affair with Instagram. From filters and air brushing, to color enhancing and reshaping.  Who are we really and what are we trying to say? The average American checks their social media platforms 17 times a day and spends 102 minutes in a world with pretend friends…scary! …

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Life Before Internet: 14 Ways WiFi Changed Our Lives

February 24, 2016 by Samantha Parent Walravens Leave a Comment

Life Before Internet: 14 Ways WiFi Changed Our Lives

Whether you think life was easier back then, or better now, the Internet has created a sea change in the way we live our lives. Lets take a look at the way things were before the Internet took over our lives.When I was a teenager back in the 1980s, the Internet didnt exist. Imagine, people walking around without iPhones glued to their hands. There was no email, no texting, no Facebook. How …

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