So on my last visit to doctor for annual check up of my 13-year-old son, I was informed glibly that my days of greatest influence over my child are finally going to be over. In fact, I will be fourth in the place, after his friends, teachers and doctor. While I helplessly threw a tantrum […]
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 […]
There is an intense study being carried out in U.S. on cyberbullying. It’s not the first time that research has been done on this issue. But the important thing about this study is that it’s conducted by the Social Media Giant Facebook. The peculiarity of the situation can be understood from the fact that the […]
Whether its Taylor Swift or One Direction that your kids idolize, just remember one thing: no matter how much wrong stuff they say about you in their rebellious teen years, their first and foremost role model will always be you! One of the biggest traits of any kid is their incredible observing power that they […]
Do you really know how happy your kids actually are? Well the answer that most parents would give back is that yes their kids are very happy. But this isn’t something I have asked for or want parents to look at. Instead, what I want is that parents need to look at their kids’ happiness […]
What parents know of their kids social media habits is only the tip of the iceberg. Because before parents have even had the chance to catch up with the workings of Facebook, the kids moved onto Twitter. And once parents start getting the hang of this 140-character-or-less vocation, the kids had long moved onto WhatsApp. […]