by admin | Jun 28, 2014 | Parenting Blogs
Most of read and heard about survey that was released this week from the Harvard School of Education, Making Caring Common Project. Children revealed that they felt it was more important to their parents that they are high achievers and happy over concern for others....
by admin | Jun 26, 2014 | Cybersafety
With school out for the summer, no doubt kids will be spending more time online. And since June is National Internet Safety Month, this is the perfect time for parents to have a conversation with their children about online safety using the free BEaPROTM Parent app. ...
by admin | Jun 24, 2014 | Online activity
In the summer heat, it’s easy to understand why kids (and their parents) don’t want to be outside during the middle of the day. More free time spent inside during the summer, likely means more screen time for kids. Technology can help strengthen friendships and...
by admin | Jun 21, 2014 | Bullying
Words matter, we have heard this over and over again – because it is true. It doesn’t matter how old you are, when you are continually labeled a lazy person or fat, ugly, disgusting, and other cruel words — eventually you may start to believe them or...
by admin | Jun 17, 2014 | Bullying
Government figures show that at least a quarter of children experience bullying at school and according to the Workplace Bullying Institute more than a third of adults are bullied in the workplace. While bullying has a serious impact on mental well-being, with victims...
by admin | Jun 14, 2014 | Cybersafety
Microsoft celebrates an online safety social media milestone! And I am so proud to be part of it as a key influencer! I am honored to be listed with people I respect and consider mentors: Anne Collier, Stephen Balkam, Larry Magid, danah boyd and Michael Kaiser....
by admin | Jun 11, 2014 | Parenting Blogs
By Richard Taite This Father’s Day, for the first time in my life, I find myself nearly struck dumb with fear. I am the proud father of a one-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl whom I love more than the sun and the moon – more than I love my own being. I am...
by admin | Jun 6, 2014 | Cybersafety
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by admin | Jun 3, 2014 | Internet Safety
It’s almost reads like a fiction novel or a Friday night mystery that you don’t think will ever happen to you – and suddenly you realize, it can. Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls are accused of luring a middle school classmate into the woods in a...
by admin | Jun 1, 2014 | Digital Life
As you get older, you soon realize that it is not the quantity of friends you have, it is the quality of them. You learn to separate your acquaintances from your good friends, and your childhood friends from your current friends. We also learn, as adults, that our...
