Is your teenager accessing pornographic content online? Statistics show that it’s likely that they are. There are studies that show that around 60% of girls and 90% of boys are exposed to pornography under the age of 18. Even more unsettling for parents, the average age of a child’s first encounter with pornography is about 12. That means that if you’re waiting for your kids to hit high school age before you talk to them […]
Monthly Archives: November 2016
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It’s that time of year, and if you have kids, they’re probably already busily making their Christmas list… And if you have a tween or young teenager who doesn’t have one yet, it’s a good bet that at least one of the items on their list is a smartphone. There are a lot of reasons that a tween might want a smartphone, some practical and some not. As a parent, it’s your job to figure […]
If you or your child has ever been bullied, you already know that it’s a serious problem. Children who experience bullying can have problems in school, both academically and socially, and can even become depressed. Today’s children have to deal not just with the possibility of bullying in school or on the playground, but also with cyberbullying that can follow them into their homes and other places that should be safe havens. This can have […]
Laura McClellan is an attorney in a large Dallas law firm, and she also hosts The Productive Woman, a weekly podcast about productivity for busy women. We had a chance to sit down with Laura and hear her thoughts on motherhood, her growth as a person, and how to make sure that children are safe and loved. Why did you choose to start The Productive Woman? Two reasons, really. First, to share with other busy […]
There are few social media platforms that are as popular with today’s teens as Instagram. Everyone has a phone with a camera on it, and the stories of a teen’s life are told not in status updates, but largely in pictures. So it makes sense that a site exclusively dedicated to sharing pictures would be a big part of a teen’s online social circle. And unlike social media sites like Twitter, which is notorious for […]