Archive for August, 2007

Mom, Dad and the Big Brother

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Software for parental control is a useful tool, if applied right. Millions of parents in the USA alone do check their kids’ online behavior. In November 2004 a telephone survey made by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that:
54% of families with computers connected to the Internet either used filtering technologies to block […]

Parenting Your Teenager: Of Course You Can Search Your Teens Room

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Q. We recently caught our son smoking pot, and we wonder whether he’s doing more stuff. We have reason to believe he has been hiding drugs in his room, and we’re wondering whether we should go into his room to see whether we can find anything. Some parents we’ve talked to say yes. Others say, […]

Featured Article on Parenting: The Power of Belonging

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Search for Assurance: The Power of Belonging
The job hunt is on, as is the quest to find another great preschool and neighborhood to be part of. After feeling out of place, hearing over and over that an item I’m searching for is not available, or a pretty basic procedure I thought I had a grasp […]

Achieve Success At School - Parents, Help Your Kids Easily Be Top, Honor-Roll Students!

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

With the beginning of the new school year coming VERY soon, here are some tips to give us a "heads-up" to start the year off knowing what to do.
Three tips to have your kids Achieve Success At School:
1.) Turn off the T.V. At our house, we have an understanding that we don’t really have time […]