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My Dot Complicated Story: My Digital Boundaries

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 slip away in a 6-month cycle. The warning bell is different each [Read More]

November 14th, 2013|Categories: Fam|

My Dot Complicated Story: Sharing My Miscarriage Publicly

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 miscarriage recently I debated whether to share my experience publicly. Then I decided that if I [Read More]

November 8th, 2013|Categories: Fam|

My Dot Complicated Story: The Impact of One Small Decision

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 the passenger seat where it could not be reached. Immediately, the atmosphere in [Read More]

November 7th, 2013|Categories: Fam|Tags: |

My Dot Complicated Story: Private Pain in a Public Life

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, and at some point, had a massive meltdown which usually included soiling his [Read More]

November 6th, 2013|Categories: Fam|

When A Child’s Online Conversation Is Cause For Concern

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.” Kids and young adults may not know that predators often pose as “friendly,” and same [Read More]

October 28th, 2013|Categories: Fam|Tags: |

Offer From Randi Zuckerberg and Ido Leffler:

Buy One Book, Get The Other For Free: The next 25 people who preorder either Dot Complicated by Randi Zuckerberg or Get Big Fast and Do More Good by Ido Leffler and Lance Kalish in hardcover will also receive the other book for free. Get A Joint Book Signing & Meet-And-Greet With Randi Zuckerberg And Ido Leffler Anyone who [Read More]

October 21st, 2013|Categories: Fam|

Taking A Mental Picture

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. [Read More]

October 17th, 2013|Categories: Fam|Tags: |

The New Cyber-Bullying Platform: Ask.fm

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]

October 15th, 2013|Categories: Fam|