Addicted to Social Networking?

Addicted to Social Networking?
~Queens District Attorney Richard Brown~ “Every parent should take heed when their child turns on their computer and goes on an interactive social networking site,” Brown said. “The defendant used just such a website to recruit a young, emotionally vulnerable child by promising to take care of her. Instead, he physically abused her and threw her into a life of degradation in which she was required to perform sexual acts with hundreds of men for money.”

Monday, September 14, 2009

Parents Guide to Surviving the Teen Years

Saw this article today and had to chuckle at the title. "Survival" Guide! YES! I know I can use all the help I can get. How 'bout you? (smile)

Here are the topics of discussion, from the article at Kids Health:
  1. Understanding the Teen Years
  2. Butting Heads
  3. Educate Yourself
  4. Talk to your Child Early Enough
  5. Put Yourself in your Child's Place
  6. Pick Your Battles (a biggie for my family)
  7. Maintain Your Expectations
  8. Inform Yourself AND Your Teen
  9. Know the Warning Signs
  10. Monitor What Your Kids See and Read (set limits)
  11. Respect Their Privacy
  12. Make Appropriate Rules (let the punishment FIT the crime)       

VERY interesting read...
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growing/adolescence.html#
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