No Parent Left Behind

Do Your Kids–Think Before They Post?

The Thought: Do your kids think before they post? Well if you are part of the National average they probably don’t. The good news is that average is falling, maybe in part to these commercials being broadcast around the nation. Have you seen them? If not it well worth the 1 minute of your time. [...]

Who teens are when you’re gone

The question used to be “what do they do when I’m away” but parents better start asking their kids, “who are you being when I’m away”.

The answer may very well lie in an online persona created in an online world like IMVU.

Network Ninja: Free tech help

You need a personal geek…

Personal Trainers, In-home Chefs, Chauffeurs… Where’s the Personal Geek? I mean, doesn’t the normal lay-person have the right to their very own personal geek? I say, “Yes!”. And you should too.

**Rebuttal**

Personal Geeks are so 2008. This is a different generation with different problems. What the parent of todays teens need is a Network Ninja!

Why Teens don’t Tweet

This month 2 new articles/studies have come out to try to help us learn about our teens. One from a large research company, one from a 15 year-old kid. To be honest I think the 15-year-old did a better job conveying his point but…

Playin’ With Fire–Teen Tech Integrity Site Launched

Playin’ With Fire Trailer from Mark Schreiber on Vimeo. Playing with fire is our ‘sister’ site for teens.  Take a look at the video trailer and be sure to share it with your kids. www.playinwithfire.org

Stats: What kids do online vs. what parents think

Yet another study is out on what kids do online vs. what parents believe they do. Once again there is a disparity. But maybe not the way that you think…

Here’s the quick stats:

* 22% of teens check social networking sites more than 10 times a day… only 4% of parents believe kids are checking that much.