Sprint announced Sprint Guardian, a comprehensive set of parental controls, including location tracking, alerts when your child texts an unknown number and when he’s downloaded a new app, all of the major carriers – AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon have all joined Sprint in offering more parental controls. http://www.wltx.com/news/tech/article/187869/378/Parents-Get-More-Options-to-Control-Kid-Phones Bitdefender Parental Control, open to public beta testing on June […]
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Teens and Diabetes
Nearly one in four American adolescents may be on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes or could already be diabetic, representing a sharp increase in the disease’s prevalence among children ages 12 to 19 since a decade ago http://www.americanscientist.org/science/content1/15645 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/diabetes-on-the-rise-among-teenagers/
Read More »No more monkeys….
A look at the consequences of jumping on the bed http://www.babysitters.net/blog/10-common-results-from-jumping-on-the-bed/
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I have seen many parents of teenagers fall into a trap. Parents can see the poor judgment and lack of forethought inherent in a teen’s choices. In response, they try to “force” him to make better choices. The result is often a battle of wills and a power struggle. The teen might continue to make […]
Read More »Coordinating Carpooling
KarPooler™ (www.KarPooler.com) is a free utility app for the iPhone, designed by a husband-and-wife team, that enables adults who carpool children to school and other activities to communicate with the other adults and/or the children in their carpool(s) more quickly and efficiently, therefore reducing stress and wasted time. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/karpooler-iphone-app-saves-time-and-gives-peace-of-mind-to-busy-parents-151851315.html http://www.marketwatch.com/story/karpoolertm-iphone-app-saves-time-and-gives-peace-of-mind-to-busy-parents-2012-05-17
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