Is my child old enough to use social networking sites? Most mainstream social media sites have minimum age requirements. Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tumblr and Twitter set the minimum age at 13. Kik requires parent or guardian consent for users between the ages of 13 and 18. My
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An Addiction to Technology Combating the ever-sprawling and further-reaching world of the Internet becomes a more momentous task for parents each day. Children between eight and 23 years old reportedly spend anywhere from 6 to 7.5 hours online each day, and nearly three-quarters of parents have no idea
Read more →The Party Gets Busted Police in Swampscott, MA say 58 underage drinkers, many of them high school student-athletes, will have to appear in court after being arrested at a recent underage drinking party. Neighbours called the police on students fighting in the street, drinking beer and hard
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Shakespeare Meets Social Media One of the most well-known lines associated with Shakespeare is, “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” During my Social Media Dangers and Responsible Posting Edutainment Presentations, I postulate that if Shakespeare was alive today, he would say, “To post
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Learning the Golden Rule When I was a kid, my parents taught me about the golden rule. I still remember the first time my mother told me about this rule. I had just gotten in a fight with my sister and was calling her names. My mother
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The Television Illusion Watch almost any television show from the 1960’s and you’re sure to see episodes regarding bullying. Whether it was Beaver Cleaver or Opie Taylor, there were almost always run-ins with the class bully. Often times, the resolution to these altercations involved a sturdy come-back
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Vintage Bullying Watch almost any television show from the 1960’s and you’re sure to see episodes regarding bullying. Whether it was Beaver Cleaver or Opie Taylor, there were almost always run-ins with the class bully. Often times, the resolution to these altercations involved a sturdy come-back and
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Making Friends Was Hard “Making friends” used to be a slow process. Figuring out what you have in common, making awkward small talk, asking the person if they want to hang out and hoping they’d say yes. For the shy, it was a bumpy road. Social media,
Read more →Creating A Positive Movement Personal responsibility, empathy, caring, values of community and helpfulness, these are all very important to any program designed to stamp out bullying. The goal should never be to show those bullies what’s what, it should never be simply to “stop bullying,” flat out.
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How Harmless Is It? It seems harmless. After a wild Friday night, you post some goofy pictures of yourself and your friends to Facebook. Sure, they’re a little risqué, but you’re an adult, and it’s not like your grandmother is going to see them. Everyone who knows
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