Teens are filled with worries, and as a mom it can be difficult to know what to do to help them address their concerns so that they can live life without anxiety over inconsequential things. The following is a look at five of the top reasons teens worry, and what a mom can do to … [Read more...] about What Moms Can Do About Teenage Worries
Parenting Teens
The Problem with Current Tween Role Models
Knowing who your tween's role models are can help you to monitor the influence they have on your tween. Many tweens are influenced negatively because they idolize people who are not good role models. The following is a look at the popular tween role models. The majority of tween … [Read more...] about The Problem with Current Tween Role Models
Need to Know: The Effects of Peer Pressure on Your Child
We have all heard of peer pressure and how it can lead to poor choices, and doing things we may not have done otherwise. The following is a look at the effects of peer pressure, both positive and negative, and why it is important to understand these affects if we want our … [Read more...] about Need to Know: The Effects of Peer Pressure on Your Child
Who Are Your Tween’s Role Models?
Tweens are easily influenced, and thus, as a parent it is important to know who your tween's role models are and what they are modeling. The tween role models today are not exactly the things we want our tweens to be aspiring to become. The following are some of the popular tween … [Read more...] about Who Are Your Tween’s Role Models?
Need to Know: Social Mapping and Your Child on the Internet
What is social mapping? Social mapping is a process where information about online use is used to create a map of historic usage, as well as a predictor of future digital usage for a person. It is basically a way of creating a digital fingerprint for a person. It is a collection … [Read more...] about Need to Know: Social Mapping and Your Child on the Internet
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