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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 [...]
Our teenagers text all the time. When they’re eating breakfast, they’re texting. When they’re walking down the hallways at school, they’re texting. And when they should be interacting with friends and family outside their bedroom, they’re texting them instead. It all started when teenagers started receiving cell phones from their parents in order for parents [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
As we approach our 100th blog post at Parent eSource, we thought we’d create collections of some of our best articles to date. Wether you’re a new reader or have been with us since the beginning, we hope you will enjoy and share the below list of our personal favorites. Are We Experiencing a Societal [...]
It’s finally starting to look like Spring in most parts of the country. Since the weather is warming up for many teens, that means more trips to the beach, the pool and other outdoor activities for fun in the sun. This means that the issue of tanning is arising and many teens don’t seem to [...]