A recent New York Times article discussed how some American companies, before employing young people just out of college, are looking at how they present themselves in online communities such as MySpace and Facebook. Not surprisingly, many kids in high school and college use these “protected” online spaces to try on personas, indulging in the… Continue reading Young Lives Online
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Helping Kids Stay Safe Online
A guy (whose name I unfortunately didn’t catch) came to meet Rossella at the pre-vloggercon dinner. He teaches kids about computers, and had searched online for young videobloggers, finding Dylan Verdi, Ross, and some nine-year-old playing the piano. The man wanted to ask Ross and me what we thought about the safety issues of kids… Continue reading Helping Kids Stay Safe Online
The Family That Eats (and Drinks, and Talks) Together
News sources reported recently on a survey of American teens which shows scary correlations between the habits of the people kids spend time with, and the likelihood that they themselves will do various things (drugs, alcohol, sex). It seems that hanging out with the proverbial “wrong crowd” really can lead to trouble. The New York… Continue reading The Family That Eats (and Drinks, and Talks) Together
Rossella and Hamish: A Love Story
^ above: “Jump? What jump? I don’t see any jump.” video shot August 14, 2004 music copright Patrick Doyle; buy it here May 25, 2004 “Okay, I see it. But I ain’t jumping it!” “Whoa, did I jump that?” “Well, might as well do this one, too.” “And this one…” “…and this one and this… Continue reading Rossella and Hamish: A Love Story
Baby-Friendly
The NYT reports on the phenomenon of daytime movie screenings at which parents are welcome to bring babies – presumably the entire audience understands and tolerates baby noise. If people were a bit more tolerant in general, this kind of thing wouldn’t be necessary. Bringing a baby to a usually baby-less venue doesn’t have to… Continue reading Baby-Friendly