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Sexting epidemic: Experts warn explicit photos are corrupting kids
A study conducted in the UK at Plymouth University offers parents some eye opening statics and quotes. The study shows that boys and girls as young as 13 routinely swap explicit pictures of themselves. Even more disturbing for parents is that children are so bombarded with these messages and images that the practice has become [...]
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Drug Doggie vs. Monitoring Software: I pick Technology.
I just read a post on Today Moms about parents who hire drug-sniffing dogs to help uncover the truth about whether or not their kids are doing drugs. Parents pay several hundred dollars for a private company to bring a white German shepherd to search the entire home. In the case mentioned in the article, [...]
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88% Of Teens’ Sexual Pics Reposted By ‘Parasite Websites’
Almost all of Teen’s Explicit Photos are Picked Up by Parasite Porn Sites: 88% Of Teens’ Sexual Pics Reposted By ‘Parasite Websites’ There is nothing new that kids are taking, sending, and uploading explicit pictures. But did you know that parasite porn sites repost 88% of teens’ sexual pictures? Yes, you read that right. The [...]
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Why Are You In My Business … I Deserve Privacy!?!
Why are you in my business … I deserve privacy?! That might be what a lot of teens and parents think when it comes to online monitoring. However, on September 19, 2012 Jonathan Pugsley wished that he had known what had been happening to his daughter. Unfortunately it was too late and 15-year-old Ciara Pugsley had [...]
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Don’t You Think I Know I Am Overweight? A Response to Cyberbullies Everywhere
A CBS News anchor for a Wisconsin TV station is standing up to man who cyberbullied her about her weight … and a stand against all bullying. The letter accused Livingston of being obese and for being a bad role model for the community, especially for young girls. He included a statement that “community responsibility [...]
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“Sorry to hear you tried to kill urself… next time finish it.”
Imagine if your teen received this text: “Sorry to hear you tried to kill urself … next time finish it.” Someone did send that text to a Shauna (not her real name) in Ireland. Cyberbullying is a global problem. Recently, Shauna came forward to describe her own horrible ordeal of how cyberbullies pushed her to [...]
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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 them gave me the comfort of the spoken word or the human touch. I sat all alone reading things that people said. Don’t [...]
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Raising Generation Rude
Setting the standard being the example, parents complain so much that their kids are on the cell phones, that they text too much and spend way too much time in front of the computer. If you’re a parent with any of these concerns or complaints, it may be time to press the pause button and [...]
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Online Safety and Monitoring: A Dad’s View of Why You Need It
By Bill Latchford As a father to an 8-year-old daughter, I can tell you I have always thought about keeping her safe. You know, the father that would pretty much scare off any would-be boyfriend, the father who would not allow another human being to even contemplate hurting my little girl. These were the physical things [...]
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Study Shows Sexting Teens More Likely To Have Risky Sex
There’s a new study out today in US News & World Report showing that teens who sext are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior. Risky sexual behavior is defined in the study as unprotected or sex under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This most recent study shows that of the 2,000 LA teens [...]
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Kids Using Free Apps To Hide Text Messages From Parents
By Marlin Page Smartphones are minicomputers that give our children instant access to the world and if not used correctly they allow the “world” access to our children. Children use their cellphones to watch videos, play games, download apps, and most importantly send and receive text messages. Some kids have found free apps that can be [...]
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Tire Shop Breaks Down Gender Stereotypes
Just read about Treds Tire and Wheel in San Antonio. It is place filled with hard, dirty work but the tire jack is pink, the tools have polka dots … and all the employees are women. I am sharing this because as parents, we need to foster this type of “can-do” attitude in our daughters [...]
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Why Your Kid’s Picture Should Not Be Your Profile Picture
Parents love sharing a great picture of their kid with all of their Facebook friends. The one photo everyone sees on Facebook is the profile picture. So, many parents use a picture of their kid as their own profile picture. However, a Facebook profile picture is more than just a picture to share with friends. [...]
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3 Parenting Mistakes Every Parent Should Know And Avoid
There are no perfect parents. In fact, every parent will make mistakes raising their children. Parents can, however, educate themselves on how to effectively raise their children. Here are 3 parenting mistakes that every parent should know and avoid. Neglecting Many parents have a fast-paced, super busy schedule, and have very little energy left at [...]
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Peeling Back the Curtain: Things You Didn’t Want to Know about the Internet
ParentingToday’sKids.com is devoted to making parents aware of potential issues their children may face and how to address those problems. After we published Tommy Jordan’s article here covering a horrific side of the Internet, we realized, while important to make people aware, we do not have the ability to provide any assistance in stopping these [...]
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Through the Looking Glass – The Personal Consequences of Journalism
The search for relevant and poignant information that’s both up-to-date and important for parents and teens to know leaves me disgusted with humanity with the vague sense of the taste of vomit in my mouth. Yes, it’s that bad. Considering the offer from ParentingTodaysKids.com (PTK) to become part of the team bears with it a [...]
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Tommy Jordan Loves His Followers!
Hey Tommy Jordan Followers! Tommy already told you what to do, but just incase you need a reminder…. To be Eligible you Must Have: Like Tommy Jordans FB Page http://www.facebook.com/tommyjordaniii Like Parenting Today’s Kids FB Page http://www.facebook.com/ParentingTodaysKids?ref=hl Comment below and include the exclusive Tommy Jordan Code! You will need to provide your email address when you post [...]
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Tips to Help Protect Your Kids’ Online Privacy
Written by A. Noelle http://chelseafoundation.wordpress.com/ These tips are provided by CommonSenseMedia.org: “Parent’s Guide to Protecting Kids’ Privacy Online.” “Understand the privacy issues that affect your kids.” “Learn the importance of privacy settings.” “Limit your kids’ online footprint.” “Help protect your kids’ online reputation.” According to Common Sense Media, the two key elements of privacy that affect [...]
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3 Parenting Mistakes Every Parent Should Know And Avoid
There are no perfect parents. In fact, every parent will make mistakes raising their children. Parents can, however, educate themselves on how to effectively raise their children. Here are 3 parenting mistakes that every parent should know and avoid. Neglecting Many parents have a fast-paced, super busy schedule, and have very little energy left at [...]
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Protect Your Information and Privacy: ‘We Know Your House’ Exposes Twitter Risks
‘We Know Your House’ Exposes Twitter Risks. You Need to Protect Your Information and Privacy. There is a brand new site that just launched on Monday that parents need to know about. It is called WeKnowYourHouse.com and it aggregates tweets by users who write about being home. In addition, it goes through the posts to [...]
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PEDOPHILE Poses As Pop Star To Get Naked Pictures
A convicted Pedophile Poses as Pop Star To Get Naked Pictures: Niall Horan shocked as pedophile uses his identity to get girls to send naked photos. Ever heard of One Direction, one of the new the boy bands that pre-teen and teen girls are wild about? My own daughter asked me today if I had [...]
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Guilty of Texting while Driving, Under the Influence of…
Guilty!! I text and drive and justifying myself by saying “I’m not under the influence”… Or am I? As I thought about it, the realization hit me that I really am under the influence…. Extreme? Think about it if I am going 75mph on I-95 and I am talking to Susie via Text message, then her responses and [...]
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Get The All Facts From Tommy Jordan: Teen Girl Kicked Out of Charter School for Being Pregnant
What started as my usual late-night, last-minute glance at Facebook turned into a two hour Facebook exposé, generating over 250 comments from viewers, which then prompted me to reach out the kind folks here at ParentingTodaysKids.com to see if they wanted to run it. Twenty-four hours later, here we are. The media, as it sometimes [...]
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To Be Trolled Is To Not Even Know It … Artful Trolling
While double-checking the meaning of trolling, I found one of the most important aspects of “trolling” is that the person who is being trolled doesn’t even know it! Trolling is an artful deception of a person, and its sole purpose is cruelty. Facebook recently disclosed that more than 8.7 million of their users are fake. So [...]
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Florida District School Board Votes To Ban Energy Drinks
Florida District School Board Votes To Ban Energy Drinks: Florida District School Board of Manatee County, located south of Tampa Bay near Bradenton, recently voted to ban energy drinks in the district’s schools. Why are drinks like Red Bull even offered at schools in the first place? Don’t these people know that kids + lots [...]
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Kent State Student Arrested for Tweet
Police recently arrested and charged a 19-year-old Kent State University student who posted a message on Twitter saying he planned to “shoot up” the campus. He was charged with inducing panic, a felony, and aggravated menacing. Apparently, he posted the tweet on July 25th. He also faces hearings that can result in his suspension or [...]
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Porn Privacy Shields To Let Patrons Enjoy Adult Content In Private at Library
I am all about keeping things private and the need for online privacy … but the thought of people viewing hard core porn in the library is disturbing (understatement of my morning so far). Look at the title of this article “Library Has Porn Shields to Let Patrons Enjoy Adult Content In Private.” Now let’s [...]
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Colorado Shootings: Our Site Offers Top Expert On Juvenile Violence
Phil Chalmers: Top Expert on Juvenile Violence Is On Our Site All of us are trying to make sense of the shootings in Colorado. It is so hard to figure out. Here at ParentingTodaysKids.com, we are pleased to count Phil Chalmers among our many experts. Chalmers is one of the country’s most respected sources of information about Teen Violence. He [...]
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Olympic Athlete Expelled for a Racist Tweet
An athlete bound for the Olympic games was expelled for a racist tweet. Greece’s triple-jump champion got the boot after posting a tasteless tweet about Africans and the West Nile virus. Hellenic Olympic Committee officials announced Voula Papachristou wouldn’t travel to London. On Monday, the track athlete posted a tweet reading, “with so many Africans in [...]
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We Know Kids Need Boundaries. What about Digital Boundaries?
Do kids want their parents to create boundaries? What about digital boundaries? We were just debating that here at ParentingTodaysKids earlier in the week. Some of our younger staff felt “no way!” while others of us have the feeling that at the end of the day kids really want to know that there is [...]
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Jenny McCarthy Texts Nude Photo of Herself … to Her Son’s Dentist. What Does Your Kid Do With Their Phone?
I just heard on the radio that earlier this week Jenny McCarthy accidentally sent her 10- year-old son’s dentist a nude picture of herself. Apparently the 39-year-old mom revealed that she had shared a naked image with the pediatric dental expert when she was feeling panicked. The dentist asked her to take of picture of [...]
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Hope Is NOT a Strategy When It Comes to Social Media and Kids
With younger age limits, it’s expected Facebook also would roll out new functions to allow parents to connect to their children’s accounts, decide who they can friend, control what apps they use, and otherwise monitor their activity. Though these additional functions would be fantastic precautions for any parent to use, do young children even need [...]
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Little Kids + Facebook = Nothing Good
There’s lots of noise about Facebook officially changing its policy related to kids under 12 years old. Facebook is creating software that would allow kids 12 and under to use Facebook with parental supervision, per the Wall Street Journal. This will clearly allow Facebook to go after a very large demographic. According to Consumer Reports, [...]
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Will Awareness Lead to Change?
I see a lot of attention being given to bullying and cyberbullying. You can hardly watch TV without seeing a message on shows targeted to kids like the Disney channel. That is great and I hope that this increase in awareness can lead to change. But bullying has been around since, well, forever. It is just more [...]
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Young Man Charged with Cyberbullying Convicted to Jail
I just read that former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi today was sentenced to 30 days in jail by a New Jersey judge for spying on his roommate during an intimate moment. Ravi’s freshman roommate Tyler Clementi committed suicide days later. The prosecution, which sought a significant prison term, indicated it will appeal the judge’s sentence. [...]
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Summer: Plenty of Time to Ruin One’s Image
Summer is just around the corner. If you’re like me, you are busy downloading forms for camps and searching out activities and looking into ways to make sure that your kids have a great summer. Yes, I am a person who doesn’t usually miss a deadline but who needs to scramble around at the last [...]
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What Parents Can Learn From "The Most Deranged Sorority Girl Email You Will Ever Read” The President of Delta Gamma Sorority at the University of Maryland recently resigned after her “amazing” command of profanity combined with ... Read More >>
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 media and technology. It can ... Read More >>
Watch out! RAT software offers a new level of creepy. Hackers can easily spy on your kids. Chances are your computer (and your kid’s computer) has a webcam. This great…unless there is a hacker watching ... Read More >>
Digital Discourse May Increase Your Anger: Civility In The Digital Age Is Good for You How many times have you experienced anger on the Internet? How many times do you feel the urge to post those ... Read More >>
High School Football Players + Bad Behavior Again? Not again. It sounds very similar to what recently went down in Ohio. There are two high school football players accused of sexual assault. Their friends are all ... Read More >>
By Tom Sawyer 17 South Florida Friendless, I stumble down the hall Downtrodden, despondent, eyes downcast Shuffling my feet to the next class A sea of students surrounds me Yet I feel all alone, remaining unknown. Funny isn’t it? School, a place ... Read More >>
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Sexting epidemic: Experts warn explicit photos are corrupting kids
A study conducted in the UK at Plymouth University offers parents some eye opening statics and quotes. The study shows ... Read More >> -
Drug Doggie vs. Monitoring Software: I pick Technology.
I just read a post on Today Moms about parents who hire drug-sniffing dogs to help uncover the truth about ... Read More >> -
88% Of Teens’ Sexual Pics Reposted By ‘Parasite Websites’
Almost all of Teen's Explicit Photos are Picked Up by Parasite Porn Sites: 88% Of Teens’ Sexual Pics Reposted By ... Read More >>
