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Online Grooming – A Cautionary Tale For Parents
It can be frightening how little a parent may know about what is going on with their teen or preteen and the number of insidious ways in which predators can get at their children.
A story that recently emerged that of a young girl who had been subject to online grooming since the age of 12 [...]
Teach Your Kids About Self Control – It Could Improve School Performances
Parents who are able to instill in their children qualities of self control are probably enabling them to deal with violence and bullying from others as well as helping them improve their school performance.
According to a study, which put kids through a three month mentoring program, it was observed that those children who were trained [...]
TV Viewing Affects Teens’ Relationships With Parents
According to a report, the amount of TV watching and computer use that teens indulged in affects on the kind of relationship that teen may have with his or her parents and even friends.
The study that had 3000 children in their mid teens answered a questionnaire, found that the risk of having low attachment to [...]
An Argument Against Hyper-Parenting
Here is a review about a new book that puts forth a powerful argument against “bubble wrapping children who are consequently missing out on childhood.”
50 Dangerous Things (you should let your children do), pivots on the premise of less is more when talking about parenting and trying to insulate children against all manners of [...]
Parents Beware: Your Child Could Choke On A Hotdog
In a shocking incident, we are informed of the heart rending story of Marta Rodgriguez.
She had to watch her little boy, 4 year old Antony choke to death on a hotdog while she and other adults including two police officers were present there, but were powerless to help. Several things including the Heimlich maneuver were [...]
Google Buzz – Parents Beware
Google Buzz, the new social networking tool that has shot into popularity just recently, is not without issues, some of which are highlighted here.
The article talks about the personal experience of a technology analyst: her daughter shared a private conversation and made it public without meaning to. Google buzz is able to give strangers access [...]
Ways For Parents To Teach Economics To Their Children
Teaching how money and consequently how the home economy works is an important lesson for parents to impart to their children. Here are the lessons parents can teach their children:
It is important for parents to explain to their children how debt works. This can happen when children understand the impact that debt has on saving [...]
Parents Should Limit Exposure Of Children To Digital Media
Kids today are clued in to technology like never before; and email, video games, MP3 players are constantly at their finger tips.
Tufts professor and researcher Maryanne Wolf is worried about what this does to our minds. According to her:
Some positive skills do emerge from technology but the emphasis is on instant gratification and entertainment. This [...]
Obese Infant Obese For Life?
We as a people are paying attention to childhood obesity perhaps like never before in the history of mankind and increasingly we are realizing that the seeds of obesity are sown in childhood and even in infancy, according to the researchers.
Yes a plump baby is quite adorable, but the fat babies are most likely to [...]
Why Does Your Child Stutter? It Could Be Genetic
Those parents who think that they may somehow be responsible for the fact that their child stutters, don’t beat yourselves up about it.
According to the experts, one of the causes of stuttering is likely to be genetic not just the usual reasons trotted out, such as poor parenting or emotional distress.
Researchers have found certain mutated [...]
