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Many people out there are scared of the internet. They’re scared of its power, but hey, if Superman hid his powers from the world, he wouldn’t be able to help anyone at all! The key is to contain and protect your youth from what they might come across online, and with some extra knowledge about [...]
There’s a lot of talk going around that Social Media is a fad. People and businesses are claiming that the new phenomenon is nothing less than a passing phase that will be overtaken in the next few years. It’s both true and not true. The thing is that Social Media is a new tool in [...]
This part two in a two part series on Internet Predators, courtesy of Ken Shallcross from www.pcpandora.com. Part One is located here. For three years I have maintained a weekly series on my blog (www.blog.pcpandora.com) called Wacky Internet Predator Wednesdays. The title says it all. Every week I round up the stories that report on [...]
This is part one in a two part series, provided courtesy of Ken Shallcross from PC Pandora. As we make way into this second decade of the 21st century, parents need to wake up to the realization that the Internet is a main component of every day life, especially for our kids. But just because [...]
Summer is officially here and teens are all frantically looking for the perfect summer job. Facebook statuses abound with “Does anyone know who’s hiring?” and other references to the desperate need for a summer job. For most teens, the job hunt involves looking in the local mall, nearby restaurants, convenient stores, etc. However, many teens are [...]
Parent eSource contributor Shadra Bruce from I Got Mom Power Our two older boys have not given us the typical teen experiences most parents face. Derek didn’t drive, date, or have many interests beyond math, video games, and basketball. Kyle has Down syndrome. Kira, however, more than made up for her brothers’ lack of teen [...]
As parents, we need to understand the emerging technologies and trends so that we can teach our children to use them responsibly. With new social networks popping up all the time, it is often hard to stay on top of the newest sites. Today, the newest kid on the block is Foursquare and for parents, [...]
A lot of complaining has been circulating the social network this week with the final arrival of Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Most exams are more than three hours long and many teens can take up to three in a day. Naturally, a lot of teens have been complaining of complete exhaustion at the end of this process. [...]
It’s been a very exciting week for teens as well as adults all over the country with the announcement of the two of the biggest news stories of the year occurring this past week: the royal wedding between Catherine Middleton and Prince William as well as the long-awaited death of bin Laden. This is all [...]
Part of our Teen Influencer Series Snooki summed up the Jersey Shore influence pretty well in the final episode of season two by announcing that if she were president, “The economy would rise, everyone would be tan and all the radios would play house music.” Luckily, she doesn’t have a chance. However, even though the [...]