Ten years ago today, I became a mommy. Via C-section, a tiny (I know, all babies are tiny…but this one really was!) little girl weighing only 5 lb. 15 oz. came out of my tummy and into my life! I always wanted a little girl and at 25 years old, I couldn’t believe that [Read More]
I work in the nonprofit sector as a blogger, trainer, and speaker to help nonprofits leverage new technologies for mission driven work. I’m the author of two books, including the Networked Nonprofit that Randi Zuckerberg wrote the foreword to. I’m also the parent of [Read More]
I actually have Dot Complicated moments about once every 6 months. I have some pretty good digital boundaries I’ve set for myself, like not using tech during mealtimes or after the kids go to bed. But those boundaries start to get fuzzy and [Read More]
In my mind, Facebook is one singular friend with multiple personalities. My Facebook postings are normally a healthy mix of positivity and snark. As a general rule, I do not air my dirty laundry, though, so when I had a [Read More]
Three years ago, I made the decision to put the phone on silent when I drove my children. To help control any sudden urges to check the screen, I put the phone in my purse and placed it on the floorboard of [Read More]
My husband and I divorced when my son was five. School was hard. He was bullied daily. Scratch that. Hourly! Every day, I was met with a child who had been sent to the principals office, told he was a bad kid, [Read More]
Have you talked to your kids about who they can and can’t talk to online? If not, now is the time to start. When kids are under the age of 17, you should keep an ongoing conversation about “online strangers.”
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This past weekend, we went to a local pumpkin patch as a family. After two busy, fun-filled hours, we left with four perfectly plump pumpkins, one sweet little gourd (which Pink may or may not have lifted), dirt in every imaginable place on our bodies, and six simple pictures.
Yes, six pictures. In two hours. At [Read More]
The stories of cyber-bullying seem to get more tragic every week. As parents, it’s our job to stay on top of the newest sites and platforms where online bullying takes place. Although it’s impossible to know exactly what kids are doing online, at least by knowing the sites they’re using we’re able to ask the [Read More]
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