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Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:29:00 GMT
Denise Whitmer has a great column over at About.com called Parenting of Adolescents
There are a ton of blogs and columns that offer advise for parents of babies and toddlers, but very little for parents of teens and pre-teens.
Lord knows, we need all the help we can get.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:20:19 GMT
This is great news! Stefanie Olsen at CNET News.com has started a new blog called Digital Kids
Technology is changing so quickly and kids seem to know about these changes before we do. This looks like it will be a great resource.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:26:45 GMT
Very interesting article in TheWeek magazine.
“Nearly everyone involved in education—and the statistics bear them out. Girls have opened a big gap over boys in reading and writing skills, and that gap grows wider the longer they are in school. In many high school honors and advanced-placement courses, girls outnumber boys five to one. Boys’ share of college admissions has dropped to 42 percent and is declining steadily. Boys also are responsible for 80 percent of school discipline problems. They are almost twice as likely as girls to be suspended from school, while four out of five high school dropouts are male. And their problems extend far beyond the classroom. Boys are considerably more likely to commit violent crimes and go to prison. The suicide rate for boys has tripled since the 1970s, and is now four to six times the rate for girls.”
There are a number of recently released book that delve into this phenomenon in detail:
Christina Hoff Sommers’ The War Against Boys and William Pollack’s Real Boys are two worth noting.
Read the whole article here.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:44:03 GMT
Nice article over at Mamatude on the teenage “right of passage” of sitting in the passenger seat of the car.
Although I our 14-year old relishes the fact that he can now sit in the front seat, I would feel much safer with him in the rear.
And our 11-year old is constantly trying to sneak into the front seat. Must be some right of passage.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:31:51 GMT
Good article over at 11d on sleepover camps
We sent our 14-year old to two sleepover camps this summer so far, but they were both community service oriented. One was to work with Navajo kids in Utah, the other was involved with his Boy Scout Eagle project in Hawaii.
We plan to send him to the CTY trip to France next summer.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:22:45 GMT
Yes, we all have to keep list to help us maintain our sanity. This very cool site, MomAdvice has a lot of good advice for moms and dads also. They have a very good selection of lists for parents, such as Diaper Bag Check list, etc.
Famundo for Families will have an extensive list manager, where families can create planning lists, to-do lists, even shopping lists specific to the stores you normally shop at.
This should be a big help to any active family.
Sign up to be notified when Famundo for Families will be released by going here.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:07:32 GMT
I remember taking my kids to Chinese restaraunts when they were younger and getting the chop sticks with the rubber bands around them so they could pick up their food.
Now, via Perpetual Kid, we have Kid Sticks.
“These soft, washable, food-safe hinges really keep your chopsticks in line and add an element of fun to the dining experience. They come with a nice set of melamine chopsticks, or you can use them with your own. And they’re not just for kids either – The Perpetual Kid uses them!”
Lots of other cool things for kids on their site. Check them out.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:47:00 GMT
According to an article on DrugNewswire “America’s teens are using technology like text messaging and the Internet to facilitate their drug use, and others are being exposed to drugs through technologies such as chat rooms and social networking sites.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has publishing an Open Letter to Parents this week which focuses on the ways in which technology can aid- teen drug use and outlines how parents can monitor teens’ digital activities.”
Parents can also visit the The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign’s web site Parents: the Anti-Drug for additional advice and information. The site features a complete, easy-to-understand tutorial about technology in teens’ lives, tips on decoding teens’ lingo online, as well as specific tools parents can use to monitor their teen’s use of technology.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:59:41 GMT
Via ParentHacks, an article by MetroDad was brought to my attention, Building a kinder, gentler world…one baby at a time!
I mean, it it just me or has society just gotten a lot ruder recently. The country seem as divided as it was during the Vietnam war.
On that note, a friend of mine has started a new site called Piggy Industries that deals some of the more visible piggish behavior in today’s world. Check it out.
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:24:46 GMT
DaddyTypes has a good roundup of recent daddy blogs. Check it out.
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