The cyberbullying virus

Thanks to Shira Weinstein for sharing this video. I truly don't understand why people feel the need to be so mean to each other.

A magazine is an iPad that Does Not Work....

Thanks to Skylar Smith for sharing this!!  This one year old is VERY confused when the magazine is not a touch screen. I have to confess that I have done this with my laptop before after working on my iPad for awhile. My two youngest also think that anything electronic is a touch screen.

Anyone else willing to admit they've gotten confused like this before?

Kids getting older, younger. Makeovers, manicures and pedicures for 5 year olds?

"Kids getting older younger"

What is profitable to businesses can be harmful to young girls at the same time. Girls as young as four become addicted to images like Hannah Montana that they see in the media. Manicure and pedicure parties are becoming a big hit for 5 year olds due to the celebrities they see all transformed on the Disney Channel. For example how Miley Cyrus turns from Miley to Hannah all done up. Kids are early exposed to products and images which send them messages telling them they need to be more attractive, affecting their self esteem, body image, future eating disorders, and sense of who they are. Girls as young as six are getting highlights. This video shows how young girls are seriously getting affected by the media and affecting their day to day lives.

-Rachel Papaioannou

Using robots to help autistic kids learn to communicate....

Here is an interesting angle on learning/interactive technology!  Thanks to Katharina Young for sharing!

http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/04/how-robots-can-help-children-with-autism-learn-and-communicate/

Thanks to Janet Tela and Lauren Kahn for sharing this clip from the George Lopez show. In this episode they are concerned that their son is chatting online with a teenager he met in a chat room. It raises a lot of interesting concerns about mediation, online safety and protecting our children while on the internet.