Parents Still Under-estimate Time on Facebook

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I reviewed a survey recently that clearly shows that parents still under-estimate their teenager’s time (and usage) of Facebook.  Common Sense Media, a media watchdog group that researches and discusses children’s media exposure, recently released the results of their online survey.   This is the first survey I’ve seen that asked parents about their [...]

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Back to School Part Three: Clothes

I’m not sure where I’m going to end up with this part of my Back-to-School series.  Writing about clothes could lead me down any number of paths.  For teenagers, clothes represent individuality and at the same time it links them to their “group”.  Perhaps this is why clothes can be a stressful area between parent [...]

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Favorite Teen Stores

I often have requests for a list of favorite teenage stores/websites that provides an easy, clickable resource for parents.  Although I don’t claim to be an expert on the subject and I’m sure there are MANY other great resources, here’s a good starting point.   One thing I’ve noticed about teen’s clothing is how localized [...]

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