You Think Your Teen is Sleeping – Think Again!
Computers and Cellphones Are Keeping Kids Awake At Night It’s 1 a.m. and Sara wakes to the sound of her vibrating cellphone after a friend sent a text. At 2 a.m. Matt is chatting with his girl friend on Skype. At 6:30a.m.they both wake to the sound of their alarm clocks because it’s a school day. They stumble out of bed bleary eyed and drag themselves to school. While in history class, Sara doses off. Matt rear ends someone at a stop light because he’s not as alert as he needs to be. Fortunately, no one is hurt. This scenario is becoming an all too common problem for tweens/teens suffering from sleep...
Read MoreVitriolic Comments Explode Online After Death of Young Girl! Cyberbullying Can Be Stopped!
Parents Need to Monitor For Cyber-bullying Amanda Cummings, 15 years old, stepped in front of a moving bus a few days after Christmas. She was found with a suicide note. Soon after, mean, ugly, disparaging comments were posted on sites like Facebook and 4chan, while she was in the hospital in a coma and after her death. One cruel comment said: ‘Bus was cummin’ Bitch was watchin’ Oh hurry Amanda Your bus cummin.’ What kind of world do we live in? Where are the parents of these hateful, cyber-bullying, mean spirited kids. Would a child that attended a funeral ever display such wretched behavior...
Read MoreMean Behavior Online/Offline – Say No to "Reality" Shows!
Cyberbullying? Sexting? What Kids Are Exposed to Offline/Offline Affects Their Bahavior Respectful behavior both online, and offline begins at home. Say NO to “reality” shows that depict mean, crude, aggressive, high drama, and bullying behavior. Kids that are exposed to these shows believe they reflect the real world. What they see, and learn from these shows they often carry into their every-day-world, and the offline world. Reality Shows Have Negative Affects A recent Girl Scout study of 1100 girls corroborates the negative effects these shows are having on girls. All the girls in the study said that...
Read MoreAre your kids missing out on life because of Facebook?
A recent storm resulted in week long power outages for many in the northeast, including private boarding schools. They remained open and continued classes with the help of generators, but the internet was out. This caused much angst amongst students who were cut off from Facebook! Complaints of boredom were heard far and wide. Miraculously, after a couple of days of adjusting to being without this habit forming, constant companion called Facebook, kids started to read books, play games, and talk to each other face to face. Are kids missing out on life because of this Facebook habit? We’ve all seen kids so...
Read MoreTime to Review "Internet Safety" Tips With Your Kids for the Holiday Break
ScreenRetriever’s “Internet Safety” Tips: Tips To Remember Every Day of the Year! Important Fact: The Internet is not private and whatever you post on the Internet will be there forever. Do not give out personal identifying info such as name, age, address, telephone number, school name. Do not give out personal identifying info of parents or friends. Protect your computer password(s). Do not give them out to friends. Use strong passwords that include numbers and characters. Tell your parents right away if you get into a “sticky” situation, or when something just doesn’t feel...
Read MoreMultitasking While Doing Homework Results in Poor Grades
Multitasking Doesn’t Work When your child is supposed to be doing homework, are they chatting with their friends on Facebook or playing games? If you want your child to do a good job with their homework and get good grades than you may want to start teaching them that this isn’t the best idea. Multiple studies have shown that multitasking doesn’t work, even though your child is probably proudly claiming they can do ten things at once! Many people believe that they can perform two or more tasks simultaneously, but ADHD expert and psychiatrist, Dr. Edward Hallowell says this is a myth.The reality is...
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