According to new research, prying into your teens’ online activity can cause more harm than good. “The more kids felt like their parents were invasive, the more they reported keeping secrets from their parents.” http://www.canada.com/Parental+prying+into+kids+lives+counterproductive+study/7155776/story.html#ixzz24xDfdyfU and some other thoughts: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/monitoring-kids-facebook-2009-18752525
Read More »Online communication between divorced parents
August 29, 2012 | For divorced parents | Click on title to comment!
and the benefits and abuses of online communication: http://www.sciencecodex.com/divorced_parents_in_hostile_relationships_use_technology_to_sabotage_communication_mu_study_finds-97376 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249583.php
Read More »On kids and gender roles
August 28, 2012 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
On the backlash faced by kids who play against stereotypes http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27/living/harrods-gender-neutral-toys/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Read More »On marijuana use
August 28, 2012 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
One of the most thorough studies of its kind has concluded that smoking too much pot as a teenager is linked to significant cognitive decline. The study followed 1,037 New Zealanders from birth through age 38, monitoring their IQs and marijuana usage throughout. The findings reveal that test subjects who smoked heavily throughout adolescence suffered […]
Read More »Pedestrians and drivers
August 27, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens,metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
Imagine that one day ‘Bob’ is driving downtown. All of the sudden, a pedestrian steps out in the middle of the road, and Bob is forced to suddenly hit the brakes in order to avoid hitting the pedestrian. Now, Bob is pretty annoyed at this selfish and inconsiderate jaywalker. If Bob is in the wrong […]
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