Posted By: Lola Howle
Category: Communication, Consequences, Problem-solving Skills, School, Single Parents, Swearing and Name-calling, Technology, Tweens
Comments: 8
A little while ago, I blogged about starting to address my 13-year-old son’s offensive language. The changes started slowly, but he showed some improvement with consistent feedback. Whenever he slipped, he lost a specific video game or went to bed earlier. But the issue still hangs on. We both need more practice.
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Posted By: Elisabeth Wilkins, EP Editor
Category: News, School, Technology, Teens, Younger Children
Comments: 17
OK, get this: the hottest kindergarten accessory is not a backpack, lunchbox, or new pair of sneakers. It’s a cell phone. That’s right — I was talking to Bob Lotter, founder of the mobile phone watchdog company Radar, and he told me that in L.A. at least, many parents are investing in cell phones for their kindergartners. (In case you’re wondering, the buttons on the phone are large and easy to use. Children are only able to call the numbers you program into the phone.)
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