How are you going raising your tweens and teens? Raising adolescents is both a wonderful period of change and a tricky stage for parents and can be a really difficult time for your children. I like to think of it as our children turning into butterflies. It is a time of massive physical development, hormonal changes and development of the cerebral cortex. For parents it s time when we need … [Read more...]
Apple App Refunds Yes or No?
Could APPLE owe you a refund? Should they? Whose fault is it really? Following a recent Federal ruling in the USA, Apple has until the end of March 2014 to notify it’s US customers of any potential reimbursements which may be due from the unauthorized purchase of apps from iTunes. Many parents are not aware that there is a 15 minute window after purchasing an app from iTunes where … [Read more...]
Phubbing goes viral but naming and shaming?
You cannot avoid all the fuss about "Phubbing" lately. Phubbing is a term coined by 23-year-old Melbourne University student Alex Haigh, to describe the action of "snubbing" people in real life by using your mobile phone in front of them, rather than engaging with them. What a great word he has coined, it even sounds fun to say. A viral campaign is madly spreading showing just how annoying … [Read more...]