Dec
08
2009
Have you ever looked around at people who brag about all they do as if they were trying to convince the world of their worth?
Have you ever listened to people who preach the Bible then turn around and act in a way that can’t be very Christian-like?
My husband and I have had several conversations about [...]
Nov
19
2009
Canadian couple gets so tired of their children’s excessive homework that they actually do something about it – they sue the school.
Do you think there is anything wrong with doing homework?
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Sep
06
2009
My kids and I have! And it happened today.
Around my neck of the woods, young people don’t see the rebel flag as a symbol of anything other than “good old boys” and “the redneck yacht club” sort of groups – mine included.
While I’ve tried to impress upon them some of what the symbol means to [...]
Aug
17
2009
Each of my teen boys have a MySpace account, they’ve just begun to explore Facebook and other social networking options – but for now their focus is just MySpace and a heaping hill of drama.
I never imagined how much drama a handful a teens could build with something as simple as a MySpace account. I [...]
Jul
28
2009
As if social-networking snafus don’t give parents enough to worry about, here’s a new concern – sexting, in which tweens and teens use mobile devices to snap sexually charged photos of themselves and send the pictures to friends. A recent study found one in five teens had sent or posted a sexually explicit photo of [...]
Jul
24
2009
This morning on “Today” were introducing a segment on kids running around naked in the summer. Meredith asked, “At what age does it become inappropriate?” and Matt, pausing to think for a sec, responded, “Sixteen?”
Albeit Matt was joking and quickly responded with a more appropriate answer of three – I have to wonder how many [...]
Jun
18
2009
Does your teen know where to draw their digital line?
To many teenagers (and adults for that matter) their mobile, IM and online accounts are a large part of who they are. When someone you’re involved with or a friend is controlling, disrespecting, or pressuring you in those spaces, THAT’S NOT COOL.
It can be [...]