The long and the short of it: If your kids are fond of using emojis, then they can get arrested. The Lowdown A twelve-year-old girl from Fairfax, Va., has been facing criminal charges for the use of bomb, gun and knife emojis on her Instagram account. The aforementioned caption was shared by the Washington post. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
One very important and contemporaneous issue of this time and age is teens getting comfortable with social media to meet and date new people, and eventually putting themselves in danger, inadvertently. Online dating and friendships aren’t that cool, and safe, as kid may presume apparently. This doesn’t only encourage teens to move into short-term relationships, […]
Cyberethics has to play an important role in keeping our children safe and sound around this new technology-driven space. It’s necessary that kids understand these digital ethics to flourish without tripping. Our electronic devices offer many appealing and entertaining features, but beneath all that treasured anonymity, there are a few dangerous threats lurking around. It’s […]
It’s not strange if our kids lie to us, after all, every one of us does, at least, in some way tell a lie. However, the intensity and repercussions of lies differ. As a parent, we may have told our toddler kids that “Uncle Freddy is watching you”, to encourage them to sleep, or how […]