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When a Public Family Is Publicly Attacked

A well known blogger's children become the target of abuse on Twitter. Should she stop sharing their family stories? Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2016 12:50 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Twitter, discrimination, Children and Childhood, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Blacks, Highlights, YouTube.com, Twitter|TWTR|NYSE, Hate Crimes

Seven Ways Parents Can Help 13-Year-Olds Start Their Social Media Lives Right

Start benignly, with Instagram, monitor their lurking, and do plenty of lurking yourself. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2015 5:17 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Research, social media, Twitter, Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ, Teenagers and Adolescence, Highlights, Facebook Inc, Twitter|TWTR|NYSE, Instagram Inc, CNN, Underwood, Marion, Braun, Betsy Brown

This Is Not Your Mother’s Marijuana Talk. So What Should We Say?

Marijuana is legal in some states and under some circumstances, and can now be munched and drunk as well as smoked. How does that change the way we talk about it with our kids? Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2014 2:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Twitter, Marijuana, Highlights, Colorado, Twitter|TWTR|NYSE

Raising Children Who Will Speak Up to Prevent Rape, Not Defend It

Though there is a verdict in the Steubenville case, we're a long way from the end of the culture that allowed it to happen. Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2013 10:38 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Twitter, Children and Childhood, Sex Crimes, Social Networking (Internet), Steubenville (Ohio), Mays, Trenton, Richmond, Ma'lik

Cranky Is Contagious. (So Is Everything Else.)

Teaching children that their emotions are contagious-so whatever they bring to a conversation is likely what they'll get back. Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2013 8:59 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, parenting, Twitter, Children and Childhood, Emotions, Social Networking (Internet)

What People Magazine Could Do for Huma Abedin (but Not Anthony Weiner)

Maybe the aspirations underlying the couple's sudden desire to share their clean laundry with the public are hers, not his. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2012 2:20 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Twitter, sexting, infidelity, Politics, Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin

Update on the Twittering Mom

More information about the mother who sent out a Twitter message just after her son died. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2009 12:18 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, Twitter

Announcing a Child's Death on Twitter

An internet debate has erupted with strangers wondering what kind of mother tweets during a crisis. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2009 9:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Technology, social media, Twitter

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