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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.
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When it comes to kids' art, schoolwork, jerseys and other memorabilia, how do you decide what’s remarkable and worth keeping?
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I suspect that your kids, just like mine, are capable of doing so much more — so much earlier — than we give them credit for.
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The new Fitbit Ace fitness tracker is designed for kids ages 8 and up.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - If your kids are chattering non-stop about things like emeralds, pickaxes and creepers, you may have a unique opportunity to turn a video game addiction into a life lesson about money.Minecraft,
A great article which outlines the way players learn about finances and economics through playing Minecraft.
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Kids read emotions better after spending several days without electronic media, according to new research.
The UCLA researchers studied two groups of sixth-graders from a Southern California public school. One group was sent to the Pali Institute, an outdoor education camp in Running Springs, Calif., where the kids had no access to electronic devices. For the other group, it was life as usual.
At the beginning and end of the five-day study period, both groups of kids were shown images of nearly 50 faces and asked to identify the feelings being modeled. Researchers found that the students who went to camp scored significantly higher when it came to reading facial emotions or other nonverbal cues than the students who continued to have access to their media devices.
As the comments say, there were too many variables so this study is not very reliable. However, it does seem enough to warrant more and better studies. -Lon
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We all want to raise happy and healthy kids, but sometimes it's harder than it sounds. This infographic takes a look at the studies behind what really affects kids' happiness and well-being.
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This brings a lot of studies together into easily understand patterns. -Lon
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Teens as young as 13 can create a LinkedIn profile. How young is too young to start networking online?
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It is far easier to demonstrate good sportsmanship when there is not an exaggerated emphasis on winning and a perpetual focus on results & outcome.
Over the years, the Youth Sports Institute has surveyed thousands of children aged 10-18 regarding their feelings about sports, and winning has never been the most important reason. It hasn’t even been among the top 7 or 8 reasons for playing a sport.
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Phil Eich makes a case against traditional physical education, in which sports form the foundation but provide little motivation toward lifelong fitness.
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Amy Jo Martin: "According to a recent study, 78% of parents helped create their children’s Facebook pages, and 7.5 million users are under the age of 13. The way your kids use social today will shape their future. It's time for everyone to get educated on how--and how not--to live online."
I want to use quotes from this article for the parent component of our digital summer program.
Boy are these kids going to be mad at their parents by the time they're 20-somethings... "Why didn't you protect us?" they will ask. "Because we didn't know better," their parents will say.
Putting a kid on the internet without knowing anything about how cookies and cache and logins and TOSs work is like handing them a handgun or putting them behind the wheel of a running car and then leaving.
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There is no silver bullet for keeping your children safe online, but there are some simple rules you can follow.
A simple three step action plan from Nick Abrahams that will keep your kids safer online, and give you some peace of mind as a parent. :-)
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Apps fail to alert parents about the information they collect and share about their children.
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ABC House, from Peapod Labs, is one of their 'ABC' range of apps that provide pictures, videos, interactive activities and information on alphabetically listed objects within a certain theme - in this case, every day items you would likely find in...
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Kids Helpline is Australia's only free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.
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Cecilia Kang: "Kids spend more time than ever in front of screens beyond the living room television. Advertisers have responded with sophisticated ad campaigns that can start on the TV and then move to apps, social media sites and online games" ...
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Swapmeets are a great way to teach kids about money. Set them a budget and encourage them to make transactions themselves.
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Social Networking for Kids - Yoursphere is a safe kids only social networking site. The site is free and is exclusively for children and young people through age 18.
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