School Bullying: Kids React (VIDEO)

There are myriad opinions on why kids bully, how to get rid of bullying in schools and whether eliminating bullying altogether is even possible. But for a lot of those issues, the voices are coming indirectly — from parents, teachers and others who aren’t the direct perpetrators or victims. In…

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Is Klout stalking your kids?

One parent finds that, thanks to a lack of reliance on opt-in for Klout and Facebook’s Byzantine new platform rules, her son has been accorded a Klout profile without intent nor desire. It could easily happen to your kids, too. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full…

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Kids starting to come clean

When I’m not fretting about the inhumane treatment of the Bacon brothers by our prison system, or marvelling at how the provincial government can blow more than $458 million (with an emphasis on the “more than”) on a retractable roof for BC Place — a stadium so crappy it made…

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Kids and cellphones: a different perspective

Article explained reasons for child cellphone usage After reading the article titled, “When should kids get their first cellphone?” by Claudia Buck [seattletimes.com, Sept. 28] my thoughts surrounding cellphone usage within the 9-to-12-year-old population shifted. Technology is advancing at an incredible rate during this modern age; maybe too quickly. I…

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Parents weigh spying on kids

NEW YORK – In the 21st century, parenthood and paranoia often walk hand in hand. For some, the blessed event is followed by high-tech surveillance – a monitoring system tracks the baby’s breathing rhythms and relays infrared images from the nursery. The next investment might be a nanny cam, to…

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