Internet Bullying or Cyber Bullying is Bigger Problem Than You Might Think!

Internet Bullying or Cyber Bullying is just one part of the growing problems that youth are creating for themselves and others. There are other cyber crimes that are now taking place, and one in particular that you may want to be more aware of is Happy Slapping. One of the first incidents of Happy Slapping occurred in 2004, in London. Happy Slapping is when an individual is struck by another person or gang of individuals and subsequently video taped or photographed while the beating is taking place.... Read more »

MySpace: How to Create a Safe Online Profile

Recent headlines are shocking and horrifying parent’s young adults are getting sucked into the mySpace trend and forgetting the “Don’t take Candy from Strangers” rule that has been instilled in their minds since kindergarten. Teens are disappearing because they are careless, and there’s not much adults can do about it. At a time when every abduction story is more tragic than the last, it is important to remember some simple steps to create a secure account on mySpace... Read more »

Teaching Children the Importance of Money

Many children find themselves hopelessly in debt after leaving home. They go off to college, wanting to take on the world. The independence they suddenly experience leads to decisions that are not always best for them. Many of them have not had to deal with financial responsibilities. They are lured into credit card and loan offers, finding themselves drowning in debt in a very short time. Twyla Prindle says, “Studies are now showing that for the very first time since the great depression,... Read more »

Tips To Online Business

Internet marketing shows great potential for all types of business. Almost everyone wants to enter online business. Whoever attempts must be confident that if they will continue following the pattern of internet marketer achiever the same accomplishment will also be attained by their own site. Focus and determination is the key to success in online business. Like other business, there is also a lot of double crosser who is taking advantage of the great opportunity in web business. Internet is widely... Read more »

How to Launch Your “Boomerang Kidult”

Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. & Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. Now that Labor Day has come and gone, all the kids should be out of the house and back at school. But wait! What about your emerging adult child who is still living with you, his or her college degree neatly tucked away? Are you in the midst of a replay of the big screen comedy “Failure to Launch” and not finding it quite so funny? You’re not alone. Millions of fledgling adults, often called “kidults,” have graduated... Read more »

How to Lay Low as Helicopter Parents

As your college student is settling into the dorm, are you discovering that letting go is more difficult than you imagined? Even with the pressures you feel as a member of the Sandwich Generation, are you ambivalent about cutting the apron strings? You may be stuck in a new phenomenon that falls under the colorful moniker, Helicopter Parent. If you find yourself ‘hovering’ over your kidult, attempting to protect him or her from life’s ups and downs, you fit the description. Is... Read more »

How To Let Go of Your Kidults

Are you a loving but hovering parent? Parents typically are raising fewer children today and have actively pursued an only-the-best policy from infancy on. So far, the twenty-something progeny of Helicopter Parents have reaped the benefits from some of these advantages. Record numbers are attending college and the rate of teenage pregnancy is down. So what’s the beef? The question is where the Sandwich Generation should draw the line: between support and intrusion, encouragement and control,... Read more »

Controlling Your Teen

What happened to that little angel? It’s called the teenage years and it can be trying on everyone. The combined stress of exploring their independence, the pressures of schoolwork and societal expectations and the hormonal changes your child experiences can create problems for everyone in your family. Methods of parenting that worked when your child was young may no longer be effective and If your teenager has discipline problems you may find that you need to change your parenting style.... Read more »

SuperSize Your Stocks Teaches Families to Save and Invest

Do you need to put your family savings plan on the fast track? Need to give the college fund a quick boost in the next few years? Are you looking for a way to teach the kids sound investment strategies they will need when they grow up? A new web site will chronicle a family of four as they plan and actively work their new family savings strategy. “We’ve struggled for years trying to teach the kids about money,” says Sherri Rosenbaum. We’re hoping that this new family activity... Read more »

Be An Expert On Your Teenager!

Raising children isn’t easy. If anyone told you it was, they were lying. That said, the process doesn’t have to be impossible - even with adolescents. Children are fantastic gifts that make each day a wonderful surprise, but just like every other person on the planet, children have their good days and their bad ones, too. When it comes to adolescents, the rules of the road seem to be in a constant state of flux. What was acceptable to them yesterday isn’t today. Their moods swing... Read more »