Technology

Plants vs. Zombies vs. Mom

February 14, 2012

Plants vs. Zombies quickly became a family affair – well, with the exception of my husband, who shakes his head because he doesn’t “get” video games. Last fall I was given a copy of Plants vs. Zombies by PopCap, the makers of Bejeweled. Many readers here have heard of Plants vs. Zombies and probably beat [...]

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Is Your Smartphone Safe for Your Children

January 16, 2012

As a parent, you take many precautions to protect your children. You baby proof the house, you put up safety gates, you give them swimming lessons, and you teach them about stranger danger. You even activate parental locks on your TV and game consoles. But one precaution many parents fail to take is to make [...]

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Encouraging Safe Surfing Habits with Teens

December 7, 2011

Childhood is nothing like what we experienced when we were growing up, fellow Boomers. When I was a kid the only trouble we could really get into was with drugs, alcohol and — for boys way more socially advanced than I was — girls. Nowadays the online world has opened up a Pandora’s Box of [...]

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How Will Texting Teenagers Fare in Future Business Communications?

July 16, 2011

It’s typical today to see a crowd of teenagers sitting together, and at least half of them sticking their noses into their cell phones while texting someone. In fact, most teenagers are becoming more comfortable with texting as a way to interact than actual face-to-face conversation. Teenagers have embraced text messaging as their main form [...]

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7 Sites and Apps for Expectant Parents

May 3, 2011

Expectant parents, especially if it’s their first child, spend more time than almost any other group surfing the net for information and ideas. This exciting and anxiety-filled time brings about more questions than any non-parent could ever imagine. To satisfy your quest for knowledge about all things natal, check out these pregnancy-oriented sites and apps: [...]

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Parental Controls for Television

March 10, 2011

My two boys, now eight and ten, enjoy watching television while I prepare dinner. They especially love being in charge of the remote, like most boys do. In the past, they would stumble across programming that was unsuitable, and I would find myself constantly having to check in on them or taking the remote from [...]

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