Friday, October 26th, 2012
by familycircle
In honor of
Planned Parenthood's
Let's Talk Month, award-winning actress Alfre Woodad shares her experience about talking to her kids about sex.
When it comes to talking with my kids about sex, I’ve always thought that not talking about it would be like not...
Read More > Categories: Parenting Teens & Tweens, The Sex Talk
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
If you have followed some of the recent stories of cyberbullying that led to horrific consequences, you might be feeling as if your kids are living in a world you don’t understand and can’t control. Kids are taking their clothes off for strangers online, sending naked photos and videos of...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
Wouldn't it be great to come home from work and discover that the kids had cooked a wonderful dinner and all I had to do was gush praise and eat? (And maybe do some dishes.) They have a bit more time in the afternoons several days a week than...
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Friday, October 19th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
My teenager graduated from a learners permit to driver’s license today. I’m hoping it’s a good omen that he is starting to drive on his own during
Teen Driver Safety Week.
But, as part of
AAA’s promotion of teen safety behind the wheel, I got an...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
At the beginning of the school year, I sat my 16-year-old down at his computer and taught him to use the
OneNote program in
Microsoft Office to take better notes in class, keep track of assignments, and generally get himself organized so he could stop missing assignments...
Read More > Categories: Family Tech with Christina, Parenting Teens & Tweens, School, Technology
