No Parent Left Behind

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…

So more and more Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites have been seeing an increase in the number of viruses. Here are some simple steps to keep your account from being part of the problem

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

We just registered our blog with CataBlog A great place to see blogs by category.   Check it out, we are under the Technology, Education and,  k-12 education categories. <a href=”http://www.blogcatalog.com” mce_href=”http://www.blogcatalog.com” title=”Blog Directory, Find A Blog, Submit A Blog, Search For The Best Blogs”><br /> BlogCatalog Blog Directory<br /> </a>

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.

Well, the new Kindle is finally here. You’ve heard about the Kindle haven’t you? Amazon… Kindle… Good.

So the question is, “Do you really need one?” Valid question. Thanks for asking. We’ll get right to it and give you the Pros, Cons, executive summary, and of course some quick links to help you make up your mind if you don’t believe us. Let’s go.