Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy

April 26, 2009

Talking to my ex the other day about my 13-year-old son and how I would be willing to let him go hang out by the beach with his friends in the summer time, she made it clear they she wouldn’t agree to that.
I pointed out that when we were 13 years old that we did [...]

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Will Facebook Use Affect your Grades?

April 13, 2009

A recent study suggests that your grades will suffer if you’re a heavy Facebook user.
Researchers from the US have found that students prone to accumulating friends, uploading photographs, chatting and “poking” others on Facebook may devote as little as one hour a week to their academic work.
“Our study shows people who spend more time on [...]

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One Reason Kids Should Learn To Play an Instrument

April 8, 2009

Are your kids in the band or orchestra at their schools? Do they play a cello, a violin, a piano, or a trumpet… They say that learning to read and play music on an instrument is a terrific educational tool. I assume that is mostly true as long as they’re playing an instrument other than [...]

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Techno Tuesday: Evolvin’ Devolvin’

April 7, 2009

Andy Rementer’s Techno Tuesday:

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Sexting. That’s Not Cool!

April 3, 2009

Common Sense Media has information on “sexting”, along with some statistics and advice.
I found a link to thatsnotcool.com which seems like a good site to share with the kids.

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A Tale of Two Types of Parental Control Software

March 31, 2009

Speaking to a customer who was trying out ComputerTime, I was asked if ComputerTime did parental control types of things. What she really was asking was, “Does ComputerTime do internet filtering?” Some people think the terms are synonymous. But parental control software is a more general term and can refer to different types of control.
Blocking [...]

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Cell Phone – Brain Tumor Link, in Kids

March 25, 2009

Photo by Jakub Hlavaty
Another great reason why kids should spend more time face-to-face.
Cellphone use in kids linked to brain tumours
“What stands out is the consistency of the association of exposure and disease. The evidence, as I see it, is sufficiently strong that there needs to be public warnings, there needs to be establishments of [...]

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Study: Parents Think Computers Are Good for Kids

March 18, 2009

Computer Games are Good for Kids, Parents Say (Microsoft-commissioned survey of parents). Commenter “WinTard” says,

I would agree. My kid has been playing with computers since age 1, starting with Mother Goose. It allows them to familiarize themselves with a critical tool that will be necessary for their future success in the 3rd millennium [...]

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Over Half of Humanity Use Cell Phones

March 18, 2009

Wow!
FuturePundit: Over Half Of Humanity Use Cell Phones

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Empowered Quotes: I Said Something Profound?

March 17, 2009

I am truly honored. Something I said is featured on Empowered Quotes today.
Some Background:
After stumbling upon Think Simple Now, I read a few articles that hit home with me. I shared some thoughts with the author, Tina Su about my life over the past five years, how I’ve gone from being an employee and husband [...]

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