A Cool Room For Teenagers: How To Make a Teen Room Into a Great Hangout Spot “A child is a curly dimpled lunatic.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson Numerous studies have shown that teenagers are more likely to get into trouble when their parents aren’t around. While you might not relish … [Read more...] about A Cool Room For Teenagers: How to Make a Teen Room into a Great Hangout Spot
Plants vs. Zombies vs. Mom
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 … [Read more...] about Plants vs. Zombies vs. Mom
Is Your Smartphone Safe for Your Children
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 … [Read more...] about Is Your Smartphone Safe for Your Children
Art Therapy for ADHD and Anxious Children
Raising children is hard enough, but raising children with ADHD and anxiety problems can be downright nerve-wracking. We simply aren't taught how to communicate with a child who has such difficulties, since adults often gradually move away from the mindset of children and … [Read more...] about Art Therapy for ADHD and Anxious Children
Encouraging Safe Surfing Habits with Teens
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 … [Read more...] about Encouraging Safe Surfing Habits with Teens
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