We always say this: Parenting is not an easy job to do, especially when it comes to tweens and teens.. When kids want something, they try to get it, and as a parent, it gets tricky to deal with these situations. But while tackling these every day parenting issues, parents make some vital mistakes. Here […]
Digital alert: Even gaming apps are no longer safe for your kids
Samantha had taken every possible precaution required to keep her daughter safe from online threats like that emanating from predators, harassers and stalkers roaming around in the digital world. She knew of all her daughter’s friends, online and offline— and had also installed parental controls like Netnanny on her computer, ensuring she was providing her […]
Daughters’ edition: 4 skills to teach your teen daughter
Pre-teen years are moments of unique exasperation, and for girls, it’s specifically a little too much. They seem emotional, as oestrogen spikes continue steadily. The preceding spark grows into a more intense phase where girls usually have to fight with the gender norms that are a threat to it. Expectations come into play— which […]
5 digital parenting resolutions for 2016
Every new year comes with new some new challenges, at least surely for parents. Something that can make parents epiphanous at any instance is their kids’ interaction with technology, New apps, websites and technological advancements pose rather very appalling threat to parents. But what are we here for? Our TMF blog team will help you […]
Good News: Teenagers are not drugging, smoking or drinking like they used to in the past—study reveals
When we look around, the world seems to be approaching the apocalypse that we have always been hearing of since our inception. And this madness is especially seen amongst parents who consider their teens to be awfully irresponsible and addicts. But a new study regarding teens just reflects how negativity may be the reason why […]
How parents’ behavior determine their kids attraction towards drugs
So here is another one about drugs and teens. The study published by The Drug Dependence Journal has some serious answers to why kids get attracted to drugs, and parents’ behavior is one of them. It’s the time that parents need to understand how their attitude towards kids can really determine what they would become […]
Is smartphone a good Xmas gift for your tween or teen?
Holidays are just around the corner! Along with jingle bells, tinsels, charity drives and everything else that comes on the minds of the kids to ask for from Santa. While some parents shop around for hours, sifting through every possible item to present their kids with the perfect gift, some parents may have already considered […]
Teen apps in focus: everything parents need to know about WhatsApp
Nearly 25 years ago, history’s first text message was sent by a man names Neil Papworth. In 1992, the text message that read “Merry Christmas” was sent by Papworth using a PC to his friend’s phone. Over two decades, the humble text messaging has evolved as SMS, magnanimously enduring as the best and most popular […]
Teen apps in focus: Tinder—everything that parents need to know
What’s parent’s biggest nightmare in this time and age? Finding out that your kid has been catphished by some stranger online—posing as a teenager—who has even met your kid and later, you find out that your child is even a victim of sexual assault. It may sound harsh and blatant, but the reality is—online sexual […]
Teen apps in focus: everything that parents need to know about SNAPCHAT
Just 11 months ago, a video streamed over internet that took everyone by storm—a video by a father whose daughter was bullied. Diedra, an adopted and an African american child, who received several messages containing bullying and racial slurs. The bullies were from her school who had sent her messages using a very famous social […]