Tag Archives: Internet
Supporting Grown Kids
Parenting today seems to be a lot more complicated than it was in the past. Do you home school, look for a charter or send your youngsters to public school? How do you protect your teens from bullies, substance abuse and on-line sexual predators? Where do you draw the line between supporting your college-age kids and being a helicopter parent? And now there’s a new set of decisions for parents of adult children – do you pay for their digital expenses even after they’re working and on their own? A … Continue reading
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Tagged : bully, " adult children, budget, cellphone, digital, expenses, helicopter parent, Internet, kids, online, parenting, social media, streaming, teens
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We All have a Story to Tell
We all have a personal narrative that continues to evolve. Listening to other stories helps us learn more about ourselves and each other. One of the fascinating results of creating our blog has been discovering that women from all over the world are reading it. They come from Thailand, UK, India, Ukraine, Taiwan, Egypt, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Greece, Croatia, Lebanon, Finland, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, Tunisia, Brazil, Philippines, Ecuador, Tanzania, Portugal, Kenya, Venezuela, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Ukraine, Israel, Turkey, Lithuania, Serbia, Singapore, Switzerland, Netherlands, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Romania, Norway, … Continue reading
Tweens and Social Media
Now that Facebook has finally gone public and lawsuits have been launched about the process, will the media frenzy about it subside? Attention is already being paid to other social media sites – including those aimed at kids, tweens and teens. With summer beginning and school out in the next couple of weeks, soon your kids will be having more time on their hands. Are you concerned about how they may be spending it? Parents try to keep an eye on how and where their children are on the Internet, … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Internet, kids, online, parenting, photo sharing, safety, social media, summer vacation, teens, tweens, video sharing
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New Ways to Help Your Aging Parents
For all you Sandwiched Boomers out there, we’ve come across two new creative developments to help you care for your aging parents while you are busy raising your kids. We’ve tried them out ourselves and want to share with you our excitement about them.The first is a new kind of software, made especially for older seniors who are not yet comfortable with navigating the Internet. It’s called Seniorama and is made by an Israeli software company, Softarama. Seniorama is a senior-friendly operating system with a very simple graphic user interface … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parents, brain fitness, connected, email, emergency, financial, growing children, Internet, medical, Sandwiched Boomer, Seniorama, seniors, software, support
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