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 … [Read more...] about 7 Sites and Apps for Expectant Parents
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Parental Controls for Television
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 … [Read more...] about Parental Controls for Television
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
Texting: The New Way for Kids to Be Rude
" My 14 year old daughter is a texting addict! She will even sit and text when our family is at a restaurant. It drives me nuts. If I tell her to stop, she just does it under the table. It's like this little secret that we can't be in on, plus it's just plain rude. It's as if … [Read more...] about Texting: The New Way for Kids to Be Rude
What is Social Mapping?
Many parents are genuinely concerned about social mapping, and an even greater number don't even know what social mapping is. In short, social mapping is a map or profile of a person that is created based on their digital activities. In other words, what they do in the digital … [Read more...] about What is Social Mapping?
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