TECHNOLOGY
Volume I Issue 6 - April, 2010
Some parents can barely keep up with the new technology that our children adopt so quickly. How do we protect, but still encourage them to stay ahead of the curve and be part of the digital revolution without getting lost ourselves? With so many great modern tools at our family’s disposal, it’s important to make sure we use them properly.
How to prevent cyberbullying
by Jackie Kass
Hundreds of students dread school because they're the victims of some form of bullying. Increasingly, that form is "cyberbullying." In an annual survey released at last summer's National Teen Summit on Internet and Wireless Safety more than one-third of U.S. teens (ages 13-18) questioned said they had been cyberbullied or knew someone who had been cyberbullied. About 4 in 5 teens think that bullying online is easier to get away with or to hide from their parents than bullying in person.
Tips for capturing the perfect family portrait
by Rebecca Lacko
Tony Bisson is well-known in the Laguna Beach area for capturing striking portraits outdoors, particularly at the beach. “I bring lighting and I have a lot of experience shooting in nature,” says Bisson. His website, TonyBisson.com, showcases his photo sessions with a variety of families. Tony is able to capture moments of joy, togetherness and familial ties in well-composed images that create warm and attractive art pieces for decorating the home.
General text/chat/IM abbreviations parents should know, Part 1
by Katie Derrick
Since texting, chatting and IMing are three of the main ways that teens and pre-teens tend to communicate (even when writing with pen and ink, but that is another gripe for later), it is important for parents to be versed in their child's language - and believe me, it is a language all unto itself. However, with knowing just a few key abbreviations you will be able to decipher many more, sort of like the Rosetta Stone of the electronic age!
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