New Facebook Features FAQ. Reader Q+A
Well one thing is clear about the new changes on Facebook–none of it is clear! At least according to our community, who bombarded us with questions on our Facebook page and our Cool Mom Picks Twitter account his past week, at our request. In fact, there are so...
Minor Monitor lets you see what your kids are doing on Facebook.
Are your kids on Facebook yet? Mine is 8 years old, so I’m not yet at that worry stage. But I know that by the time he’s ready for it, he’ll also be dealing with so many other issues in his life that I’ll want to know about. (Kinda glad I have...
Internet safety for kids from CYBERsitter
I’m not quite ready to have all those internet safety for kids discussions. I’m already preparing myself for the moment when my oldest asks if he can set up a Facebook account. Granted, he doesn’t even know what Facebook is, and he’s in...
It’s Safer Internet Day. Do you know where your children are surfing?
We’re all about Internet safety for our kids, although I know that’s a little like saying we’re all for world peace. It’s a given when you’re a parent. Well today happens to be Safer Internet Day and while my kids are still too young to...
Are kids losing life skills in favor of tech skills?
This week, a study by a tech company called AVG implies that “kids are learning tech skills before life skills”–with examples like the ability to use a mouse over the ability to tie a pair of shoes. You can read about it in a good ABC News story...
The Toshiba Kids PC means you can have your own computer back. Finally.
Are you sick of fighting with your kids over your computer? Because something tells me that more than a couple of you have that issue once your kids are old enough to do more than just stare mindlessly at pre-approved YouTube videos. Well, thanks to Toshiba, you...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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