"The world's most thankless occupation, parenthood, has never inspired so much copy," reported the New York Times in last Sunday's Style section, not painting a wholly pretty picture of parents chronicling their family life in the some 8,500 blogs of this nature. "For the generation that begat reality television it seems that there is not a tale from the crib (no matter how mundane or … [Read more...] about More on mommy blogs
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Teen sexuality online & off
Katie Couric and her producers at NBC did parents a service in airing NBC's hour-long special on teen sexuality last night - by fueling the public discussion about this vital part of parenting. The subject is directly linked to young people's online activities - what they talk about and how they behave in their instant messaging, blogs, and phone text messages. The special, with a follow-up this … [Read more...] about Teen sexuality online & off
Kids’ Net safety: Another step
The child-porn hotlines that have developed all over Europe are doing extremely important work, but they're also a first step toward a broader goal: protecting online kids. Not just from abuse by child pornographers but also from contacts and grooming by pedophiles online. With today's launch of the Virtual Global Taskforce's Web site, the goal's a little closer. The site reflects some remarkable … [Read more...] about Kids’ Net safety: Another step
IM-ing in Arizona
Teenagers' avid instant-messaging is still news in a lot of local papers - and maybe even to some parents. In the East Valley Tribune, a Phoenix-area paper, the lead sentence went, "When East Valley teens have something to say, an increasing number put it in writing with instant messaging." The writer adds that IM-ers "write about sex, drugs, homework, parents or even the weather" and even … [Read more...] about IM-ing in Arizona
The $64k question for online kids
How to keep kids safe on the Internet has long been a controversial issue - partly because, as with no other medium before the Net, it always bumps into free-speech protections. Some think children's safety should be legislated, others feel filtering's the answer, a lot of techies think the problem's overblown, and many people in this field feel families should be able to pick and choose from the … [Read more...] about The $64k question for online kids