A new company will monitor your teen’s facebook postings for you: http://www.ktnv.com/story/14053582/social-shield
Read More »Monitoring your teen’s online behavior
Teens with ADD/ADHD
This link offers answers to common questions about ADD/ADHD by Russell A. Barkley, clinical professor of psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina and author of “Your Defiant Teen” and other books: http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/helping-the-teenager-with-a-d-h-d/
Read More »Parenting and modern technology
A new article on cyberbullying: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/17/bennett.cyber.bullying/ Some articles on how to deal with the popularity of texting as a means of communication among teens: http://ecmpostreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7434&Itemid=1 http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/FOX-Focus-Intextication/BDU21wH83EShp4hdgXLGyQ.cspx And an article on the use of Facebook among teens: http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/414954/newspaperid/3348/Facebook_Hinders_Communication_and_Achievement.aspx
Read More »Communication is key
Some new links on the importance of good communication in families: http://www.centredaily.com/2011/02/18/2529244/open-communication-is-key.html http://www.guelphmercury.com/living/article/489093–communication-key-when-your-child-is-being-bullied http://www.radicalparenting.com/2011/02/12/4-reasons-effective-communication-getting-what-you-want/
Read More »Working parents
This is an interview with Cali Williams Yost, author of Work+Life: Finding the Fit That’s Right for You: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/alpha-consumer/2011/02/18/a-guide-for-stressed-working-parents
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