My visit to Australia for the World Congress on Family Law & Children's Rights has been rich in hospitality and insight – I've had the privilege of talking with people in government, online-safety advocacy, industry, school (students!), primary and secondary education, research, of course many parents and grandparents, and even "Australia's Dr. Phil," as Michael Carr-Gregg has sometimes … [Read more...] about Australian teen panelists on social media: Meaty insights
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About 2 Presidents, an inauguration & youth rights
Ron and I went to see Lincoln on Inauguration Day. I finally got to reflect on it on my bike ride before the long trip to that wintry other coast for EduCon (which is also about forward movement). How fitting it felt to my husband and me to watch Lincoln, a film about "that other tall, skinny lawyer from Illinois," after an inaugural ceremony that was all about diversity, unity, and the power of … [Read more...] about About 2 Presidents, an inauguration & youth rights
From ‘Born This Way’ to Move This Way: A new foundation
Surrounded by some of the best thinkers and researchers in the bullying prevention, social media, and youth empowerment fields, Wednesday (2/29) I got to watch "Born This Way" become "Move This Way" for Lady Gaga, her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, and the movement they want to support and grow. "This is not a bullying prevention foundation," Gaga said, referring to the Born This Way Foundation … [Read more...] about From ‘Born This Way’ to Move This Way: A new foundation
Violating our kids’ privacy
Kids aren't the only people who need to think before they post, but the latter half of that sentence is an oversimplification, of course. New York Times columnist Lisa Belkin brings new meaning to the phrase "Protecting Your Child's Privacy" in her Motherlode column this week. Where's the line between "exploiting [a child's] pain" – as one teenage subject of his parent's published memoir put it – … [Read more...] about Violating our kids’ privacy