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 […]
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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 […]
4 things that every parent needs to know about their kids
When conflicts between parents and kids uproar, the usual onset of alienation and segregation, between the two, starts to appear. Parents presume that their kids need to learn manners and therefore, the only solution to that is by not communicating with them, cutting on their pocket money, or deprive them of their cell phone or […]
Your Kids Too Are Probably Using Their Smartphone to Cheat in Exams
It may come as a surprise to most of the parents that their kids cheat in exams or for quizzes in school. But this new study makes it pretty clear—Parents underestimate their children’s ability to cheat in exams, as only 3 percent believe that their kids cheat, whereas, 35 percent of the kids do actually […]
Facebook Is Funding a Nationwide Cyberbullying Research and It’s Amazing
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 […]
Hazing and School: A Sinister and Not-So-Simple Duo
Hazing is not an old problem; it’s actually an ancient issue that persists in human behavior since the inception of this world. A report has revealed that initiation rituals related to hazing can be traced back to 2000 years. Maybe not existent since the aboriginal times, but it surely is a contemporaneous yet classical issue. […]
5 Important Tips for Raising a Teen
This month, we will be emphasizing all our attention towards anti-bullying techniques and tips for better parenting. This month is all about being a better parent and how to secure your relationship with your teen. The magnanimity of emotions rustling inside a teen’s body is immeasurable. Parents need to think of the time when they […]
What’s The Age When Kids Lie The Most?
“Oh. So you are really saying that you didn’t eat that chocolate bar and hid the wrapper under your quilt? Alright, you must be telling the truth, but please go and wash that brown stuff off your face.” “Yes sweetie, I was the one who squeezed the entire toothpaste into the sink and then made […]
Smartphone Monitoring of Your Elementary School Kids—the Dos and Don’ts
The average age for a child to get their first smartphone is around 12 years. However, many kids are getting access to smartphones and tablets even before that. If you have been thinking about purchasing a mobile phone for your younger child, then today’s read is just for you! The Dos The basic purpose of […]
Selfie Trend Is Fatal And Is Now Statistically Proven—a Moment of Epiphany for Parents
So finally, its official— the selfie obsession is dangerous. For this year, death toll by selfie related accidents exceed that of shark attacks, as 8 people have been killed by shark attacks and 12 people were clinched by death from taking precarious selfies. Though it’s not the most viable actuarial report and provides no cause […]