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Keeping You Child Safe Online

Remember when this was amazing tech?

The internet can be a dangerous and scary place.  Even for those of us fluent in “geek”.
When my family first got connected (in the yesteryear of 1998), my mother was a huge ball of nerves.  She was convinced I was going to get stalked, kidnapped and a thousand other grizzly [...]

Jett Travolta Deceased at 16

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It something no parent should ever have to deal with.  The death of a child is easily one of the hardest things anyone could deal with.  Condolances to the Travolta family, they are mourning the loss of their child Jett.
There is also a chance of an Autism link:
The New York [...]

Commandments of Discipline

Thou Shalt Not Wig Out - Losing your cool is something that can happen to any of us. Keep a cool head. Talk softly and you child will soon follow suit.
Though Shalt Apologize if Needed - If you do happen to lose your cool anyway, apologize after you cool down. Explain to [...]

3 Resolutions For Parents

The holiday season is drawing to an end now.  Things are getting a bit quieter and the children are settling in a bit more (well, at least they aren’t bouncing off the walls with the same ferocity they have been).  With the new year looming around the corner, and things about to gear back up [...]

Teaching You Child Fiscal Responsibility

Teaching You Child Fiscal Responsibility
Teaching your child fiscal responsibility in times like this can seem like a massive task.  With things as rough as they are, it can seem outright impossible. Well, that’s why I’m writing this.
In all seriousness, and for the sake of full disclosure I used to be someone who could spend money [...]