Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’

Back to School: Kids and Media

Posted by dwalsh on 2 September, 2009

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Whether your kids have already started school or the opening day is next week, now’s the time to make smart media rules and put your child on the path to school success.
And sometimes, we don’t give their impact much thought. TV, the Internet, videogames, music…all play significant roles in how we spend our time. To set [...]

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Sexting – It’s Not Spin the Bottle

Posted by dwalsh on 3 June, 2009

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This item was filed under [ Cell Phone Use, News ]

While a Canadian professor argues that sexting is a modern day variation of “spin the bottle or doctor,” it is important to recognize that in a media-saturated world where the lines between public and private are blurred, sexting can have serious long term consequences for teens.
Teens often act without thinking ahead to the consequences. On [...]

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