Google Glasses Are Not Your Average Prescription: Why Parents Need to be Concerned
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About: Dr. Vicki Panaccione
Dr. Vicki Panaccione has been called, “The World’s Expert in Parenting,” and “The Oprah Winfrey of Families.” She is an internationally recognized child psychologist, speaker, parent coach, media specialist, consultant, best-selling author and radio personality who has dedicated her 25 year career working with 100’s of children and helping 1000’s of parents raise happy, successful kids…and enjoy the ride! Dr. Vicki is the author of the award-winning What Kids Would Tell You…If Only You’d Ask! and Your Child’s Inner Brilliance (Parent’s Guide to Discovery.) She has also co-authored eight books for tween girls, and co-contributed (along with Tony Robins, Bill Bartmann, Dr. Wayne Dyer and others) to the best-selling book, Live the Life You Love…The Power of Team. Dr. Vicki is a much sought-after media expert, frequently quoted in publications such as The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, People, Parenting Magazine, Parents Magazine, Life & Style, Woman’s Day, OK and Family Circle, as well as web sites, including: Newsday, Good Housekeeping, WebMD, Forbes, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, iParenting and lovetoknow. She is featured internationally on Heartbeat Radio for Women, with a weekly parenting show and serves as the parenting consultant for Nickelodeon’s website. Visit her online at http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/.
Articles by Dr. Vicki Panaccione
How to Keep Kids Safe Online: Media Agreement
Parent/Child Media Agreement Common Sense Media has developed what they call the Family Media Agreement, a checklist that parents can use to establish guidelines and limits regarding their children’s use of ...
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Dangers of Texting
Did you know that the teens of today are being referred to as Generation Text? I kid you not! And there’s good reason for the nickname: According to several studies over the ...
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Teenage Driving and Texting
Texting while driving is considered the most distracting teenage driving behavior, increasing crash risk by 400 percent. Yet 77% of young drivers report being very confident or somewhat confident that ...
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18 iPhone Rules for Kids
A thirteen year old boy never thought about iPhone rules when he begged his parents for his own phone. His Christmas present was what he wanted, but with a “catch”. ...
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Holiday Tech-NO Shopping
The holidays are almost upon us, and kids all over the globe are asking for more and more technology at younger and younger ages. What’s a parent to do? How ...
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Is Your Child Being Over-stimulated?
While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children younger than two or three not be exposed to technology, the average age that kids start watching TV these days is ...
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Distracted Parenting
In this world filled with ironies, it appears that the smart phones are creating a new one. While Facebook, Twitter, You Tube and the other social media links are bringing ...
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The Benefits of Social Media
Unlike so many of the articles out there extolling the dangers of social media, this article is about some of the benefits. And there are many. The results of a national ...
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To Post or Not to Post
To post or not to post…that is the question. In my recent article entitled, The Perils of Posting, I discussed an article on NBCNews.com by Lisa Flan, called, Off-line Parenting: ...
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“Four more years”
With a touch of a screen, these words were tweeted around the world. This is not a political commentary. It’s simply an important observation to emphasize: The newly re-elected President of ...
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The Perils of Posting
The Federal Trade Commission will be reviewing and revamping the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998 in the next few weeks. The FTC has said that the current ...
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Human Touch vs. Technology
My mom died last week. I received tons of condolences from friends and family members. There was just one problem … Almost all of them were sent electronically. And not one of ...
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Is Texting Friends Socially Delaying Our Kids?
Is texting friends a good thing? Does texting and other technology have a downside? I think that everyone would agree that there are concerns about sexting and cyber bullying. However, ...
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Smartphone Pictures Pose Safety Risk
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2vARzvWxwY[/youtube] Smartphone pictures you’ve e-mailed or uploaded could be leaking location information, and placing your children in potential danger! This is the scary information that this NBC news video about smartphone ...
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Sexting: What Parents Need to Know
Sexting occurs when a teen takes a flirtatious, nude, semi-nude or otherwise sexually revealing picture of him or herself and sends it to others via cell phone or other means ...
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Teenage Sexting: An R-Rated Language All Its Own
Following my article on Teenage Sexting, I have had numerous requests from parents for acronyms to BOLO -- Be On the Lookout. Your teens and tweens have a new language ...
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Internet Safety for Kids—Part 1
Part I Internet safety for kids has become a high priority for parents. And, while kids are out of school for the summer, Internet usage is probably at an all time ...
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Texting Friends … All the Time!
Have you noticed that your kids are texting friends almost all the time? Have you had enough? I feel that texting friends can be a great convenience … in moderation. I ...
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Tired of WTF? What To Do About Kids Swearing
Kids swearing is on the rise ... and the starting age has dropped to toddlers at the ripe old age of two! This I covered in my article: WTF? Kids Swearing ...
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Top Warning Signs of Video Game Addiction
Addiction to video games</> and the excessive use of on-line gaming has become a very hot topic. Every week in my office I have parents complaining about how long their ...
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Tired of Your Kids Texting and Gaming?
Are your kids texting, gaming and listening to music all the time? Doesn’t a period of time without your kids texting, gaming, watching TV, etc. seem rather appealing? Then, how ...
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