Your kids will be growing to adulthood in a century where the complexity of technology and the pace of change is unlike anything humans have ever experienced. This is one in a series of columns devoted to identifying core competencies that will help your kid be successful in this 21st century workplace. Twenty first century workers will have to wear …
Preparing Teens for the 21st Century Work Place: Problem Solving
Your kids will be growing to adulthood in a century that, in the area of technology and the rate of change, is unlike anything humans have ever experienced. This is one in a series of columns devoted to identifying core competencies that will help your kid be successful in this 21st century workplace. Previous columns in this series identified these …
Preparing Teens for the 21st Century Work Place: Parenting Strategies
Your kids will be growing to adulthood in a century that, in the area of technology and the rate of change, is unlike anything humanity has ever experienced. This is one of a series of columns devoted to identifying core competencies that will help your kid be successful in the 21st century workplace. This column will focus on general parenting …
Preparing Teens for the 21st Century Workplace: Intro
Every now and again parents need to look past the day-to-day demands of child rearing to consider what it will take for their kids to meet the challenges of adult life. This higher order parenting addresses qualities that underlie specific activities (like doing chores or getting good grades) or life domains (like organized sports or friendships). While lots of attention …
Parenting Teens: A Soundtrack
Have you noticed there aren’t many songs about parenting teenagers? You can’t throw a search engine stick without hitting a song about some cute little adorable baby just bursting with promise and potential. The performer just sing on and on about how wonderful it will be to watch them grow and develop. That is, apparently, until they reach adolescence. What’s …
Cyber Citizenship Part 6: Code of Conduct
Cyber Citizens should abide by a strict code of conduct based on the rights, privileges and responsibilities of being a member of the cyber world. Obey the law. □ Copyright Infringement: using, selling or distributing products or creations without permission of the copyright owner □ Plagiarism: presenting the words, music, thoughts or ideas of others without giving them credit □ …
Cyber Citizenship Part 5: Civility
Civility is the foundation of civilized society (and not just because of te common derivation of the words). It is how we get along with each other. Civility is treating others with fairness and consideration for their feelings and needs. It is treating others as people worthy of respect and dignity. It is the golden rule: do unto others as …
Cyber Citizenship Part 4: Respect
As citizens of the cyber community, teenagers have a responsibility to be aware of the different aspects of the cyber world (see previous column). It is also important for them to know about how to keep themselves safe and secure online (see other previous column). Finally, teenagers have a responsibility as cyber citizens to respect the laws of the online …
Cyber Citizenship Part 3: Cyber Safety
The cyber world has risks and dangers just like the real world. It would not be safe for your kid to walk alone late at night to a high crime neighborhood asking strangers where to pay cash for an expensive video game system. What if your kid then gave your house key to a stranger who offered to help and …
Cyber Citizenship Part 2: Increasing Teens Cyber Awareness
If your kids are going to be good cyber citizens, they should be informed about the different areas that make up their cyber world. This includes their personal information (i.e., identity), traces of their online presence (i.e., footprint), the various kinds of creative products that belongs to them and to other people (i.e., property) and the various ways to relate …