by admin | Apr 23, 2013 | Internet Safety
Your children would never walk off with a stranger or accept a gift from someone they didn’t know. You’ve taught them about stranger danger and how to call attention to themselves if they didn’t feel safe. In the same way you protect your children,...
by admin | Apr 23, 2013 | Teen drug abuse
New, nationally projectable survey results released today by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and MetLife Foundation confirmed that one in four teens has misused or abused a prescription (Rx) drug at least once in their lifetime – a 33 percent increase over the past...
by admin | Apr 19, 2013 | Parenting tips
Learning that your child is the victim of bullying is an experience that’s simultaneously heartbreaking and infuriating. While your first instinct is to step in to stop the torment by any means necessary, it’s not always easy to see the bigger picture and pick up on...
by admin | Apr 10, 2013 | Parenting Teens
Studies reveal and strengthen the age-old belief that mental health and physical health are linked in more than one way. Improving physical condition or regular exercise might have the key in managing emotions, particularly anger. If exercise is used judiciously and...
by admin | Apr 9, 2013 | Bullying
On March 9, 2013 at World Golf Village, Dr. Michele Borba, our country’s leading Parenting and Bullying Prevention Expert, was the featured speaker for the Community Empowerment Series in St. Augustine Florida. With over 300 parents, teachers, students, guidance...
by admin | Apr 6, 2013 | Parenting Teens
Many teens will spend their summer vacations lounging on the couch, watching TV, or playing video games non-stop. However, nearly every one of them would like the opportunity to make money to spend how they want. Why not encourage your teen to start his or her own...
by admin | Apr 4, 2013 | Internet Safety
We wanted to follow up on our first post about the importance of removing your own information as well as that of your kids from Spokeo, and look more in depth at a couple of issues that arise when your profile information is available on Spokeo. The first is that...
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | Security Online
It’s common sense that parents should have more wisdom than their children, but many teens won’t admit it; kids’ access to the digital world has granted them an information pipeline, although that doesn’t always translate into knowledge. Different decades are not the...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | Parenting Teens
Did you know that more than 50% of prescription drug abusers 12 and older obtain those prescription drugs from family and friends? In fact, some people looking to misuse prescription drugs find an easy source in their friend or family’s medicine cabinet. The good news...
by admin | Mar 28, 2013 | Parenting Teens
Adults are supposed to be the role models for their children–especially when it comes to our teenagers. Whether it is using drugs or texting and driving. So the results are in. According to a recent AT&T poll: · Nearly half of commuters admit to...
