Teaching Our Kids to Be Awesome People Online
By Jenny Johnson This is the first article in a t. When I was a kid, I remember jumping across the bed to hit the record button on my boom box so I could tape my favorite song from the radio. I had to wait for my film to be developed when I took any pictures with my...
10 Ways Kids Can Use Technology For Good
By Becky Farrin and Melody Bergman Have you ever visited a large mall or airport with tall maps of the building and a tiny little dot with the words “you are here” written next to it? It may take a few moments, but once you find your location on the map it’s much...
How To Raise A Bully
By Megan Steyskal-Rondeau So you want your kid to be a bully. Maybe even an online bully? But you are worried because he/she isn’t overly aggressive and you have a pretty great parent-child connection. Also, you have more than shallow engagements with your child on a...
My Child Is Obsessed With THAT Video Game: Navigating Media and Fan Culture
By Melody Bergman This is part of a series addressing and the fan culture that surrounds them. In our fast-paced digital world, parents need all the tools we can get interpreting the gaming world (media literacy) and teaching our young gamers how to participate in in...
