Different moms opine about what to do when you don’t like your child’s friend: http://sharon.patch.com/articles/sharon-moms-topic-disliking-your-childs-friend
Read More »New self harm trend
May 12, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
“Embedding” is a severe form of self-injury among teenagers that involves inserting objects into the skin or muscle and appears to be linked to thoughts of suicide and major psychiatric disorders, according to a U.S. study. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/11/us-embedding-teenagers-idUSTRE74A0BX20110511
Read More »Math video game scholarship
May 12, 2011 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
The U Games National Scholarship Tournament is a national video game competition, which is bringing together more than 100 students who secured a spot in the final competition after participating in one of 12 qualifying rounds that ran from November through April. Using the award-wining DimensionU Games for math, the tournament is hosted by game […]
Read More »On bullying
May 12, 2011 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A helpful article on how to spot when a child is being bullied: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/12/blanco.bullying/index.html?hpt=C2
Read More »Underage Facebook users
May 10, 2011 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A survey published in the June issue of Consumer Reports (available now) found that “of the 20 million minors who actively use Facebook,” 7.5 million were younger than 13 and more than five million were younger than 10. Facebook’s terms of service require that users be at least 13: http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-20061298-238.html
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