Teens undergo strong hormone spikes that magnify their feelings and instigates a strong desire to love and find romance. And it’s natural that they resort to dating websites and social media to find a date. Today we will be covering online dating in our society and how it plays a role in shaping our teens. […]
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LGBT Bullying: Is Your Kid A Victim Too?
The recent gay marriage bill passed in United States has brought revelations of ease for the LGBT community but still there are many layers of imperfections existent in our society. The passing of the bill doesn’t necessarily give the verdict that every resident of U.S. embraces Obama’s decision. Certainly, I am not advocating whether we […]
4 Social Networking Apps That Are Dangerous For Your Kids
If you are a parent, then you would know how quickly kids pick up the latest technology these days. And if you used to flaunt to others about your kid’s iPad using skills as a toddler, then you should also know that the same kid can have, if they want to, access to all kind […]
4 Communication Tools to Make Your Kids Listen
One of my friends that inspired this blog is a single dad with an 11-year-old son. My friend—let’s call him John—is worried that ever since his mom went away, the kid keeps to himself a lot. Doesn’t tell him how his day went. Doesn’t tell him what he learnt in school. Doesn’t tell stories about […]
Why Teens Are Going Crazy over This Bizarre ‘Charlie Charlie’ Social Media Trend
Recently we came across a very dangerous social media trend ‘Game of 72’ and now we have a new one within days. But this one makes a little more sense than to its predecessor. Why is it so? Because experts believe that teens undergo hormonal and other chemical changes that brings their inclination towards creepy […]
Why Parents Need to Know About Catfishing
Let’s delve into the scary world of online dating, shall we? As if you didn’t have enough to worry about what with kids going out with the wrong sort at school, they’re now going off and finding people to mate with on the internet. Complete strangers that they know nothing about who are probably […]
Video Games Are The Devil… Or Are They?
The debate on video games causing violent behavior is confusing, isn’t it? I mean what are you to believe when Time Magazine tells you video games instill aggression in young minds, and Forbes tell you that the correlation is all balderdash? To be honest, your stance on video games shouldn’t really be just black and […]
How Digital Monitoring Can Be Life Saving
Remember when I told you how stalking your kids on Facebook could be worth your while? Well apparently, there’s a mum who did just that and might have saved son’s life in doing so. The woman—who has her very own media name now; Utah Mom—is one of few parents who realize that a child’s digital […]
Here’s Everything You Need to Teach Your Teen about Online Privacy
It’s not secret, kids are not as concerned about online privacy as their parents are. For them, the more friends/followers/subscribers they have, the better. Since that in turn means more likes on their selfies, more reblogs of their post, more retweets of their tweet. But in doing so, they put themselves at great risk. They […]