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A Look at Internet Predators [Part Two]

by Ken Shallcross on June 9, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Featured, General Parenting, Online Security, Youth & Technology

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 [...]

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Finding the Balance Between Trusting Your Teenager and Controlling Your Teenager

by Sara Haley on May 23, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Featured, General Parenting

Every parent wants to have the teenage years go by smoothly and without a glitch.  They envision the episodes of “Full House” where the children sit and talk openly to their parents about their problems and concerns, and visualize this loving bond between them and their teenager.  But then there is reality–a teenager that is [...]

How to Raise Healthy Teens in an Unhealthy World

by Nedalee Ruiz on April 2, 2011 · 2 Comments · in Featured, General Parenting

Teaching your child to make healthy choices now may save them hundreds of thousands of dollars over their lifetime. Often, proper nutrition hasn’t been taught in schools or to our doctors and we think that because everyone is doing something that makes it ok. Yet our bodies will pay the price for what we eat. [...]

Egypt’s Revolution and America’s Youth

by Amy Kelly on April 1, 2011 · 2 Comments · in Featured, General Parenting, In the News, Social Networking, Teen Influencer Series

This is the second installment of our Teen Influencer Series on Parent eSource.com When young people today think of revolution, history lessons and men from far-away lands usually come to mind. Januray 25th, 2011, changed all of that. Most teens were unaware of the peaceful revolution brewing within the Egyptian people until the protests moved [...]

[Weekly Wrap] End of Semester Exams, Easter and Some April Fool’s Day Fun

by Caroline R on March 31, 2011 · 0 Comments · in In the News, Social Networking

The social network is buzzing with mischief and plans this week as many teens prepare for their favorite holiday of the year– April Fool’s Day. You can expect to see a lot of pranking on Facebook such as changed profile pictures, outrageous statuses and a whole lot of “poking.” It wouldn’t be surprising if some [...]

Body Image in Teens

by Sarah Maria on March 29, 2011 · 1 Comments · in Featured, General Parenting

If you’re in high school, most of your friends are probably on a diet. A recent study shows that 90% of junior and senior girls are on a diet regularly, even though only 10-15% are actually overweight. The modeling industry also promotes the idea that you need to diet and exercise religiously. Fashion models are [...]

Teens and Privacy

by Tiana Green on March 25, 2011 · 1 Comments · in Featured, Online Security, Social Networking, Youth & Technology

Teenagers need privacy, but how much is too much? It is our job as parents to know what our children are doing and make sure that they are not getting into trouble. It is hard to find the right balance between respecting their privacy and making sure our teens are making good decision for themselves. [...]

[Weekly Wrap] Prom, Lady Gaga and the Delivery of Long-Awaited College Decision Letters

by Caroline R on March 24, 2011 · 1 Comments · in Featured, In the News, Social Networking

This Week in the Social Networks: With the end of the school year right around the corner, teens have just one thing on their mind: Prom. Prom is still about a month and a half away for many high school juniors and seniors, but most teens have already begun making plans. Who am I going [...]

21st Century Parenting from a Mom’s Point of View

by Nedalee Ruiz on March 23, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Featured, General Parenting

Parenting seems to get harder, not easier. Today’s parents are grandparents raising their grandchildren, Teens parenting babies, Foster parents trying to give back to the community by raising some one else’s child and dozens of other scenarios. No one has prepared us for the challenges of raising children in such a quickly evolving society. From [...]

Leadership, Wisdom and Other Things that Matter

by Kevin Sheehan on March 17, 2011 · 0 Comments · in Featured, General Parenting

Do you find it sometimes striking the important dimensions that we miss as human beings? People who live in free, relatively stable societies get a daily dose of peace and regularity that citizens of war-torn regions around the world rarely, if ever, experience. Do you walk out into your world at least once a week [...]