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| Month/Year: | Primary Article: |
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| Jan 2012 | Should Students Use Real Names on the Web? |
| Dec 2011 | When Saying "No" to Facebook Isn't an Option |
| Nov 2011 | What are the most important Internet safety skills our children need? |
| Oct 2011 | Cell Phones and Kids - Revisited |
| Sept '11 | View our newly published research |
| Aug 2011 | Talking to Kids About Online Privacy |
| July 2011 | Best Interests of Children Using Social Networks |
| May 2011 | Social Media and Education |
| April 2011 | Questions Parents Should Ask |
| March 2011 | What's the buzz about Buzz? |
| February 2011 | To Friend or Not to Friend |
| January 2011 | How to Best Protect Your Child in Facebook |
| December 2010 | Privacy & Our Children's Online Reputation |
| November 2010 | Who's to Blame? |
| October 2010 | Are Your Kids Ready to Drive? |
| September 2010 | Saying "No" to Your Child |
| August 2010 | Protecting Your Child From Cyberbullying |
| July 2010 | Technology Addiction |
| June 2010 | Internet Safety Education & Parental Oversight |
| May 2010 | Demistyfing the Internet & Empowering Parents |
| April 2010 | Revisiting Cyberbullying |
| March 2010 | When is a Kid's Game Site not for Kids? |
| February 2010 | Facebook or Not? |
| January 2010 | Why Kids Can't Avoid a Good Scam |
| December 2009 | What Drives Kids to the Internet? |
| November 2009 | Facebook Savvy - Taking the First Steps |
| October 2009 | Teaching Our Kids, and Ourselves, to be Email Savvy |
| September 2009 | Setting Boundaries for Technology Use |
| August 2009 | Concerns About Friending |
| July 2009 | What are the Risks/Concerns for Our Children Posting Photos and Videos Online? |
| June 2009 | Teaching Our Children (and Ourselves) How to Determine Friend From Foe in Our Email In-Boxes |
| May 2009 | Our 2008 - 2009 Research on Children/Teen Internet Behavior |
| April 2009 | Our Recommendations for Children's and Teen's Use of Technology |
| March 2009 | Parenting Challenges in the New Age of Technology |
| February 2009 | Young Children and Social Networks |
| January 2009 | Living with Facebook; Realities of Friending [Read our companion article The Impact of Facebook on Our Students |
| December 2008 | Online Games and Gaming |
| November 2008 | Hoping for a Better Future with the Election of a New President |
| October 2008 | Unscrupulous marketers target children through their game sites. Teaching Our Children to be "Advertising Savvy" |
| September 2008 | Wired 24/7 - Teens and Cell Phones |
| August 2008 | Best Practices for Technology and Media Safety |
| July 2008 | Creating Pathways to Educating Children & Teens on Technology and Internet Safety |
| June 2008 | Like Car Keys, Must Parents Collect Cell Phones at a Party? |
| May 2008 | Parental Control Software & our research |
| April 2008 | Talking to Teens |
| March 2008 | Deleting Online Content. Can it be done? |
| February 2008 | Childrens/Teens Search for Attention: The YouTube Phenomenon. |
| January 2008 | Suggestions for Talking to Your Child About Life Online. |
| December 2007 | Teaching Your Child to be Media Savvy. (& Additional info on Cyberbullying) |
| November 2007 | Suggested Rules for Children on the Internet. (Strategies for parents) |
| October 2007 | Cyberbullying |
| September 2007 | Fact or Fiction? Helping Our Children Understand Information Online: To Use Wikipedia or Not? |
| August 2007 | Cell Phones and Kids |
Linda Gardiner,
Asst. Head of School,
Greenvale School, NY
"Your day here is still being talked about and we are enormously grateful for that. You captured the attention and interest of our students, teachers and parents so you "done good", really well in fact. Your presentations were wonderfully age-appropriate and it was clear that you knew each audience. It was truly a treat to be able to sit in and observe you and the students interact and I was pleased to be able to follow up in Life Skills with our 7th grade girls. One girl suggested that when they all got home and went online it was like "unleashing the beast." She said this with a sense of humor, but she was only ½ kidding.
I hope we can tap into your expertise again and again."
Hilary Berliner,
Technology Coordinator,
Nightingale-Bamford School, NYC
"Doug and Marje not only captivated the parents, but also the students, when they spent the day at Nightingale-Bamford. They have the winning combination of experience in educational technology and school counseling. They spoke about the most current technology being used by our students, as well as the effects of the Internet as children's main form of communication. Doug and Marje's visit began important conversations between parents and their children, our school and the parent body, faculty and students, and faculty and administrators. The parents are so thankful for the information gained by Doug and Marje's expertise. The students felt comfortable talking about their use of the Internet, and came away with many ideas and approaches for keeping themselves safe online. Thank you Doug and Marje for a day well spent!"