Two weeks: That’s how old my newborn child is — a baby boy, our first — as of Monday this week. Everything’s upside-down …
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Mom Hacks Into School Computer System, Changes Her Kids’ Grades
Talk about helicopter parenting. It’s one thing to do your children’s homework for them. But when you decide to take matters into your own hands and change their grades yourself, well, that’s when law enforcement gets involved.
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When Should You Give Your Teenager Their First Cell Phone?
At this point in our shared history, cell phones have become indispensable. Not only have they become the go-to way to keep in touch with each other, today’s smartphones are robust enough to use in a business context. They’re …
92 Teen Text Terms Decoded for Confused Parents
Not so long ago, most teenagers’ text messages read to other people like a jumble of seemingly disconnected letters, numbers, and odd punctuation. Using a combination of shortened words, creative spellings, and a liberal …
The Lesson of the Laptop-Shooting Dad
Is there a parent of a teenager that hasn’t seen the viral video made by Tommy Jordan, the North Carolina dad who shoots nine rounds into his snarky daughter’s laptop with a .45? The clip has been viewed more than 18 million …
How to Get Your Underage Kid on Facebook: Just Lie!
Hey parents, did you know Facebook has an age limit, or don’t you care? Turns out it’s the latter for most of you: Facebook sets the minimum age threshold at 13, a point I, too, was ignorant of until this study popped up, indicating that virtually all parents of underage kids that sign into Facebook on the sly are aware of and in fact …
Quiet Time: ‘iStroll Kid’ Is an iPad Case that Attaches to a Stroller
Billed as “the world’s first iPad case for baby strollers,” the iStroll Kid puts your child’s favorite tablet front and center while you play the part of chauffer. The idea was hatched by a father, Christian Souza, whose young son would throw fits any time he was in the car or in his stroller:
“When my wife and I went anywhere – to the
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Now Android Users Can Have Magazine Apps, Too
Android users jealous of Apple’s magazine apps can breathe a sigh of relief today, as Next Issue Media – a consortium of publishers, including Time Inc., News Corp. and Hearst – launches its first seven magazines for the mobile OS.
The magazines –Esquire, Fitness, Fortune, The New Yorker, Parents, Popular Mechanics and Time – will be …
Everloop: The Facebook for Tweens?
Plenty of parents worry about their kids’ online activities and their presence on social networks. Last week, the first lady even weighed in on the topic, saying that her daughters, ages 9 and 12, shouldn’t be on Facebook. But what’s a parent to do with their Internet-savvy tween who wants to stay connected with friends?
A new startup …
“Credit Card Bait” In-App Purchases Worries Parents
Although many apps are free in the App Store, a lot of them require in-app purchases to use all the functionalities of the program. The problem occurs when people don’t realize that they are being billed large amounts. According to one group, a lot of times these purchase trap apps are games targeted toward kids, who click on the costly …
Survey: Kids Aren’t Afraid To Friend Their Parents
According to a study by Kaplan Test Prep, the company that provides tutoring and study services for all the major college and grad school entrance exams, about two-thirds of American teens aren’t afraid to friend their parents on Facebook. (Maybe it’s just teens who don’t mind being so open: I’m still terrified to friend my …