Posted by admin on May 31st, 2009 in Communication, Middle School Boys, Parenting, Teen Age Girls
One of the more nerve-racking part of raising teenagers is friends.
That’s because friends are profoundly influential to our kids. And, sometimes they look and act funny and as a parent you just don’t know what to think. No longer are WE the main source of information and influence (although I’d like to think [...]
Posted by admin on May 29th, 2009 in Internet Use, Parenting, Technology
Just what we need…another survey telling us we watch too much boob tube. No…wait! It’s not called that anymore. We need to call it “screen time” because we view multiple screens in a day. Cellphone video clips, grocery store television screens ..heck there’s even a video promotion on the gas pump that drones on and [...]
Posted by admin on May 27th, 2009 in Middle School Boys, Technology, Teen Age Girls
If my daughter had to give up every technology, the Ipod would be the last to go. I’m using the Brand name because it’s the only MP3 player she has ever owned (my son too..and oh by the way..ME). I’m sure Apple loves it when the word “Ipod” is used as a generic term [...]