Breaking news: Massachusetts Police Department has started a crack down against driving and texting. Unfortunately, teens have a habit of making decisions with their hearts, while giving little or no preference to what their conscience tells them. Just as the text notification sound rings on their phone, they turn all their attention towards the newly […]
Author Archive | Sam Deol
5 ways unmonitored gaming can cause trouble for your child
Video games—a multi-billion dollar industry—is doing exceptionally great, generating more profits than any other entertainment industry, like theme parks or movie theatres. I still remember when GTA V (kids love this video game) got a billion dollar sales on the first day of release, it’s when, I got all my eyes onto why gaming takes […]
Teens and technology: How discrete are our kids’ digital lives?
Something different happened this time during an episode of “Good Morning America”, an ABC Radio production. Parents sat down with their kids to discuss how well their kids have been doing in their digital world, and well, it didn’t go without tears and family trust being questioned. First, the correspondent of the show, T.J […]
Parenting Labyrinth: Navigating through your teens’ online world
The generation gap has been a real pain in the butt, especially after the advent of internet. Generation X values were particularly different about raising kids. They believed only in the right moral values that were needed to be inculcated in the kids. But then internet happened, and we hear new story every day about […]
Teen apps in focus: everything parents need to know about Dubsmash
Sometimes, I just think about all the social media appendages that have come forth within a year or so. A few years back, there were just a few apps like WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, but now, there are around 18 different apps and online social communities that have more than 100 million users, with some […]
Parenting perspectives: understanding the difference between necessities and wants
I have heard it so many times from parents that raising kids is very expensive nowadays or that it’s very expensive to live a quality life. But what do you mean by quality life? Latest iPhone, cars or a big house? Or are you talking about all the medical fees, strollers, car seats, cribs, swings, […]