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As a mom I would like to always know where my kids are, what they are doing, and ensure they are safe. Technology is giving us these tools. They are giving us ways to keep up on what our kids are doing online, who they are interacting with, how fast they are driving, and even [...]
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Just when you think you have it all under control, the bad people of the world come up with one more. I am about ready to lock my kids up in my nice, safe, cozy, house and keep them safe from all the boogymen out there. But, wait! They are coming through our power lines…through [...]
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Are parents too trusting these days? Maybe just oblivious. Or…maybe too busy? What happened to ‘making sure the parents are home’? Now that we are past the ‘play date’ stage with my older two kids, things are getting a bit trickier. Bonfire parties, parties with both boys and girls, friends that I never met during [...]
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We all know our kids are growing up in a super digital world compared to that of what we did. My ‘digital’ went as far as the Commodore-64 and Merlin (remember Merlin?). In no way, shape, or form did our digital worlds mean connecting with people across the world or even next door for that [...]
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We all know how mean kids can be. They can be downright degrading and make other kids feel like dirt. We try to teach our kids not to tease and to treat others the way they would want to be treated themselves. But, can teasing be a good thing if we are the ones doing [...]
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Friends with benefits. Some people say this has been around for a long time. But, just like everything else…this is becoming more popular with teens. The Urban Dictionary defines friends with benefits as, two friends who have a sexual relationship without being emotionally involved. Typically two good friends who have casual sex without a monogamous relationship or [...]
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We are constantly reminded of how we are “living in a different time”. We remind ourselves about how when we were kids we were able to roam our neighborhoods and play outside without a worry. We tell ourselves that things were much safer back then. But, was it really? Were the dangers still out there [...]
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The question back when I was a kid was whether or not to allow your child to have a TV in their bedroom. I was one of them that did have the TV in my room. Although, who had cable back then so there wasn’t much I could really watch other than an occasional episode [...]
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Are parents too caught up in the desire for their kid to be “popular”? Of course parents want the best for their children but in what way? I see it all the time. Parents wrapped around the fingers of their kids. The need to make sure they have the latest clothes, toys, and electronics. Parents [...]
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Do you remember “going out” or “going steady”. There were a lot of different terms for what we called “puppy love” or having a crush on someone back at age eleven or so. Now that my kids are in the midst of this age I realize how much this has changed. Kids this age are [...]
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