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Humor Wins the Day

by rosemary, March 9, 2012

Do you sometimes feel like the proverbial tree falling in the forest? When your teens don’t seem to hear you speak, you may wonder if you’re actually making a sound. If you’re frustrated – like this mother – by your attempts to communicate with your kids, maybe it’s time to try some humor. It’s not easy being a parent today. There’s a fine line between protecting our children from very real dangers facing them – drugs, bullying, sexting, online predators – and overly controlling them through helicopter parenting. When you … Continue reading →

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Anthony Weiner and Parenting in the Digital Age

by rosemary, June 15, 2011

Although Anthony Weiner stated that the women he corresponded with on Facebook and Twitter were all over the age of consent, recently more compromising photos have emerged and information has come out about a ‘friend’/’follower’ who is in high school. Although he may not have sent her any lewd photos or messages, this highlights the dilemma for parents of teens – how much to monitor your kids’ online experience. On the one hand, you want to protect them from danger before it becomes inevitable, on the other, you want to … Continue reading →

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Talking to Your Kids About Anthony Weiner’s Lies

by rosemary, June 13, 2011

The recent media frenzy about the behavior of Representative Anthony Weiner highlights the dangers of two activities – sexting and lying – and provides a clear teachable moment to use with our teens. We would hope to have good role models for the actions we want to encourage but given the dramatic effects of the inappropriate messages and photos Weiner sent and the devastating results of his untruthful words, we can talk to our kids about the serious consequences of making bad decisions. Weiner is under fire by his own … Continue reading →

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Dangers for Teens on the Internet

by rosemary, April 4, 2011

With the release of David Schwimmer’s new movie, Trust, parents are once more put on notice about the importance of educating their kids about the dangers of Internet sex predators. Schwimmer directed and produced the movie about what happens when a 14 year-old girl begins communicating with a stranger in an online chat room. The entire family feels the damaging effects of the girl’s victimization by an adult male posing as a teenage boy. Photo by Keerati Facebook and other social media, chat rooms and smart phones are a big … Continue reading →