Moms Who Inspire Me. Meet Diane Granito.
As an adoptive mother and advocate for adoption awareness, I can easily say that Diane Granito inspires me. In 2001, Diane founded Heart Gallery of America Inc., an organization that teams up with professional photographers who take portraits of children who are waiting for a loving family to adopt them.
Mar
18
FCC Broadband Plan Looking Out For The Younger Generation.
Good news coming out of the FCC. Parents might have something to look forward to with the FCC’s push to provide more monetary support for universal Internet access. The underlying goal behind this financial push is to form an “interagency government task force” in an effort to promote digital literacy among children who don’t have regular access to the Internet. It seems that the FCC wants the public to know that they do care about national digital literacy among our youth.
Mar
17
Internet Safety Video Contest - First Prize Wins $10,000
Trend Micro, a computer security company, just launched an exciting new contest called “What’s Your Story?” where the first-place winner can receive $10,000. Any teen (13 and up) or adult can enter the contest by submitting a short homemade video revolving around the topic of Internet safety.
Mar
16
Parents Teaching Parents How to Deal With Cyberbullying
For parents, knowing how to deal with bullying (in any form) isn’t as simple as reading a “How-To” pamphlet. All instances of bullying are different and can be handled in different ways. Sometimes it’s as easy as talking to the parent of the other child, or presenting the problem to school administration; but as I’ve highlighted before, with the somewhat-recent emergence of cyberbullying, knowing what to do in these situations is getting more and more complicated.
Mar
16
Why Daughters of UK Parents Have Asked for Chaperones
I came across an interesting article that I wanted to share with you as I found it both concerning and revealing and something that parents, whether in the UK, USA or otherwise, should take note of, and use as an opportunity to talk to our children.
Mar
15
Countering the Influence of Online Ads on Our Daughters
These days, parents not only have to protect and prepare their sons and daughters from what the real world has in store for them, they also have the tough and overwhelming job of making sure their children’s online lives aren’t jeopardized. Influence from mainstream media doesn’t make this any easier.
Mar
10
