It's that time of year again when kids start having more time off from school (Thanksgiving, snow days, winter break) and more time to spend online. Add to the mix the frenzied holiday schedules that parents are busy coordinating, and it may seem impossible to be able to effectively monitor what our kids are doing online during this busy time.….read more 
We are quickly approaching the holidays and many parents may be thinking about giving their child their first cell phone or smartphone. I often get asked: "What is the right age to buy my child a cell phone?" The bottom line is that no one knows your child more than you do so you have to consider a….read more 
Making news this week is a recently-released Pew study that reports teen trends and attitudes on social media sites. The study, entitled "Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites," is a collection of interviews with 799 teens aged 12-17 and includes results from focus groups and phone surveys. Primary findings show that 95% of all teens access….read more 
National Bullying Prevention Month came to a close yesterday, but that doesn't mean the fight against cyberbullying is over. While school administrations, law enforcement officials and national organizations all focused their attention on bullying all throughout October, initiatives still need to be made that focus on bullying and cyberbullying and the consequences certain instances can have.
One organization, ….read more 
