Posts tagged reputation

Words that begin with “S”

1 year ago

in Family, Media, Parenting

HAVE YOU EVER HAD THAT MOMENT when your child catches you “off guard”?

I have to admit that my third child seems to do that more often than my other two. Maybe that is the definition of a third child. Grace certainly fits that definition.

A backseat discussion between Grace and William in the backseat caught me completely by surprise. We were on our way to our regular Friday afternoon More >

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Your digital footprint: Exhibit A

1 year ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Family, Media, technology

One of the most difficult concepts to teach to a young person is the legacy of their actions. Our parents used to preach that our reputation was the most important possession we owned. It’s still true today, but the difference becomes the use of digital tools such as phones and the internet in our daily lives. This generation of teenagers has never been without a computer and almost all of them More >

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Digital footprint: Look at yourself

2 years ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Family, Media, technology

Give a young child a phone and they are instantly entertained for hours. Almost any parent will agree with that fact. Over the years, my littlest one has been endowed with not only the toy versions of phones, but old cell phones that have long since been outdated. The latest is a flip phone that her cousins gave her and she seriously carries it around transacting kindergartner business on it More >

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Your digital footprint: digital reality

2 years ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Family, Friends, Media, technology

Imagination is an important part of a child’s growth and learning. It is a marvelous part of how we form our personalities and become capable adults. There are times when we need to point out to our younger children how a movie, dream, or cartoon character is not real. “It’s pretend, not real,” you say to reinforce their understanding of the real world or guard their safety. My question to you More >

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Your digital footprint: sticks and stones online

2 years ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Family, Friends, Media, technology

'Leave no trace' takes on a new meaning

Look around you. We are all – teens, adults, and children – online, all-the-time. And most of us are using multiple devices to access our favorite social and communication sites on the web. In a mere generation, our society has added new tools and social norms to it’s vocabulary. Most are wonderful, but this week we saw the ugly side of these conveniences More >