Quatro vezes por semana, Evan Spencer, de 13 anos, e seus amigos correm para seus Xboxes para jogar Call of Duty, o violento e popular jogo de atirador que se passa na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Enquanto alguns de seus amigos atiram nos inimigos muito depois de eles caírem, ou disparam balas indiscriminadamente, Evan não o faz.
Quanto tempo de tela é demais para crianças de até quatro anos? Quanta atividade física eles deveriam praticar? Quanto sono eles deveriam dormir? Tentar descobrir as respostas é suficiente para fazer girar a cabeça dos pais.
Raising children is a joy, except when it’s absolutely maddening. And it may be more frustrating today than it’s ever been, says Katherine Reynolds Lewis, author of the new book The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever – And What to Do About It. We spoke to Lewis about […]
No parent, especially an enlightened, modern parent, wants to accuse their teen of using drugs or drinking. And some parent may feel inclined to sweep odd behaviour under the rug, rather than confront their child and ‘be the bad guy’.
Have no idea what your kids are saying when they type TTYL, BBFN, LMK, or TMSIDK? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Many of us parents feel the same way. It’s like your kids are texting or writing in a foreign language, one designed specifically to keep you out of the loop.
Confessions of a luddite mom: or, how my secret weapon has taught me well Okay, okay, I know I’m mixing metaphors or what have you in my title, but you trying living with a Smug Teen. It’s hard out there when your knowledge of technology reaches its limits with knowing how to program the VCR […]
If you didn’t already have enough reasons to caution your teens on ‘think first, post second‘, here’s another for you: Facebook posts as far back as 7 years can be used as part of a background check for job applicants. Yes, you read right. The US Federal Trade Commission tells us that legally, Social Intelligence Corp (a […]
Remember when you were at school? If you weren’t part of the ‘cool crowd’, chances are you experienced bullying at some stage. It isn’t pretty and it can leave a lasting impression. I know, because it happened to me.
The answer is yes, to a point. Before you start contemplating buying a big padlock for your computer, the real answer is far more complex. As parents, naturally, we want to protect our children from the Big Bad Whatever – whether it be outside or online.
Como todo pai de adolescente que possui um telefone celular, o sexting é um problema. Não apenas um problema de fotos e mensagens atrevidas caindo em mãos erradas, ou de o destinatário ser quem distribui o sext, mas um problema com a lei. Em muitos casos, uma foto sext de uma pessoa com pouca […]
