We just received a request for help. In 1983 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day. Each year the  Department of Justice (DOJ) commemorates Missing Children’s Day with a ceremony honoring the heroic and exemplary efforts of agencies, organization...

Can they really still call it Black Friday ( the day when retail outlets traditionally do enough sales to take them out of the red for the year) if its starting  at 10 pm on Thanksgiving? Retailers are starting sooner and sooner and many of their “Black Friday specials” are also online.  ...

BLACK FRIDAY is just around the corner. A recent survey says that 49% of us will be buying electronic gifts for our children ages 12 and under. Do we know how to keep them safe once they get these treasured gadgets? Read the latest edition of ”yoursphere” by Mary Kay Hoal.  I’ve met...

Our friends across the pond at Childnet International have come out with a great new guide for parents and teachers. There are timely tips for all of us about the do’s and don’ts of downloading music, streaming from YouTube, TV shows and more.  Some of the links included are UK specific,...

One of the first questions I ask of teens “Have you ever Googled yourself?” – And yes – they all have. And they should, in fact we all should.  Some people call it “Ego Surfing”, but it isn’t about ego as much as a reminder of  our responsibility to know what information is out there...

Bullying. Everyone has seen it done, been a victim of it, or been the bully at one point or another. While it can be fun to joke around with your friends on occasion,  doing it consistently can sometimes result in unintended consequences. Now I know you have heard this before. But recently the severity...