California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) vetoed a bill Friday that would have guaranteed job-protected time off for many new parents in the state. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), required companies with 20 or more employees to provide six weeks of maternity or paternity leave after the…
When Parents Feel Helpless: Using 5 Steps to Parental Intelligence
Do you feel helpless many times during the week when your child or teen presents a problem you aren’t ready for? Your child may be in a very irritable mood and you don’t know what’s cooking with friends, camp, or school. You’re bewildered and don’t know where to start to…
Parental Monitoring Apps and Cyberbullying – Our Review and Recommendations
Whenever Justin or I present to adult audiences, we are often asked to suggest parental monitoring software that moms and dads can install on their child’s devices to provide some sort of monitoring functionality. Some are interested in quickly being “in the know” if their son or daughter is being…
Parental guidance: Don’t forget to say sorry even to kids
Here’s one very important lesson in raising your child the right way. Apologies are important even to children who are six or seven years old — an age when they build social skill foundations that last a lifetime, suggests a new research. Saying sorry for any minor transgression may not…
Verizon, AT&T and WQNI to Deploy Retail Pilot Program Offering RatedSafe(TM) Child Protection and Parental …
BOCA RATON, Fla. — WQN Inc. (OTCPK:WQNI.PK – News), a leading online security software provider of mobile phone applications protecting children from sexual predators, cyber-bullies, and texting-related car crashes, … View full post on cyber security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Parental stalking online ‘unwise’
Parents should not stalk their children online, leading US cyber safety expert warns. View full post on cyber stalking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Parental dilemma: Protecting our children
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 15–> Walsh, the Minneapolis psychologist, says the best initial step for parents concerned about online risks is a heart-to-heart talk with the child, with monitoring used as a contingency measure only if there’s clear justification. “If it does make sense to use some spyware, I would never…
Parental dilemma: Whether to spy on their 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,…
Parental dilemma: Whether to spy on their children
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 that tracks the baby’s breathing rhythms and relays infrared images from the nursery. The next investment might be a nanny cam, to keep watch on…