I'm really surprised this would be considered a "homework helper". What parents really need to know is that all the items on Wikipedia are user-generated. While some of the material ...
brown_eyed_girl’s profile
- Illinois
- 2 kids: ages 8, 11
What My Kids Love Now
Too much for me to list
House Rules
Max of 60 min. of media per day (TV & games combined) after all chores and homework are completed. We might extend it for holidays or weekends, but they need to "buy" extra time with extra chores.
When the Kids Are Asleep…
Lately we have been watching Seinfeld reruns. Can't believe how funny they still are after all these years!
Titles You’ve Reviewed
Web site: Wikipedia.org
I rate this titleiffyand give itMy concerns are:- User content isn't age appropriate
DVD: Bedtime Stories
I rate this titleonand give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Fun family flick for all ages
A sweet movie. I normally don't like Sandler's juvenile frat-boy humor but was impressed with this film. Mild language and adult behavior but much of it in the fantasy realm of the bedtime ...
Web site: YouTube
I rate this titleiffyand give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Educational gems abound in the sea of trashy user generated content
A great site if you are sitting next to your kids. We have used YouTube to learn so many things, from how to do Michael Jackson's moonwalk to special knitting techniques to physics ...
Movie: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I rate this titleiffyand give itMy concerns are:- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Entertaining for tweens but ultimately shallow and empty
As has been noted many times, this book is the most mature and darkest in the series up to that point. However I felt like the movie eliminated all the aspects that made the book marginally ...
Web site: Webkinz
I rate this titleonand give itGimme gimme gimme (your money)
This site started out as an adorable kids' site. It pretended to be educational, which was laughable, but it was so stinkin' cute you almost didn't care. Ganz has expanded the Webkinz brand so much ...
Web site: Facebook
I rate this titleonand give itTeachable moment
Parents should use high school as an opportunity to teach their kids how to use Facebook because when they go to college, most of their peers will be using the site. If you sit down with your kids ...
Game: Super Mario Galaxy
I rate this titleonand give itCute but challenging
The graphics are adorable and there are are lots of levels and missions to complete with plenty of surprises around every new corner. It's great that a 2nd player can assist the primary player by ...
Book: Tender Morsels
I rate this titleoffand give itBrutal and graphic
The cover attracted my eye in the Young Adult section of the library so I read it to see if it would be appropriate for my daughter. Thank goodness I previewed it! This is in no way suitable for ...
Comments You’ve Made
- Article:
Are We More Concerned About Sexting Than Sex?
Your Comments:Sorry LinuxHawk, you are totally off base. My husband and I are proud liberals and our children are pop culture deprived. Since toddlerhood, our kids have had no marketing-based clothing. We've never had cable. They don't watch movies or read books we haven't pre-screened. They aren't exposed to the trashy talk, clothing, and behavior pushed by the mainstream media. This isn't a political issue, it's a parenting one. Parents control the access. If you don't want your kids exposed to sexual images, monitor their TV, reading, and web browsing. Our kids are too young to even have cell phones but they already know the dangers of posting photos online and how a seemingly innocent action can have permanent repercussions. Parents have to teach their kids to be savvy consumers and monitor their exposure, regardless of political ideology.
