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...]
MYBIZCARD Begone -Letiquette lesson No 2
Are you totally over those random inmails on your Linkedin asking for a review? You know the ones .. they look like this From all my research into this app - there isn't much good about it. If you have received one there are two things I ask you not to do: 1. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK 2. DO NOT CLICK UNSUBSCRIBE WHY? Because clicking either link will find you being asked by … [Read more...]
LETIQUETTE – LINKEDIN ETIQUETTE
LETIQUETTE - LINKEDIN ETIQUETTE In recent times there has been a bit of a change filtering into LinkedIn and in my opinion it’s not all been for the better. From my observations it’s change being driven by users, due to a poor understanding of what LinkedIn is for and how to use it well. As a Social Media professional educator, I constantly come across clients and associates who create … [Read more...]
The Connected Family: 5 Fab ideas for safer social media FUN
Author and online reputation educator Fiona Lucas shares 5 ways to balance “real” life and social media to connect with your family for the best of both worlds! Families are so busy these days that it may seem easier for parents to leave children playing with smartphones, ipads and other devices to keep them entertained. These devices and online games can be highly addictive and once habits … [Read more...]
FYI If you are the parent of a teen
There has been much discussion following the recent blog post by Kim Hall, Director of Women’s ministry at All Saints PCA in Austin, TX. In it she discusses how she sits with her teenage boys and they look at social media posts together. I think being able to share family time and social media is a great thing, and something that I advocate. It is important that we demonstrate transparency and … [Read more...]
