I was reading one of my New Favorite Blogs last week called:

Generation Z, born after 2001, are coming up. I do not doubt that they will bring a whole new set of challenges. Born into a downturn in the economy, they will have very different views on life.

Generation Z are believed by most to bring equality and fairness back. Artistic leaders, they will be advocates of fairness and the politics of inclusion, irrepressible in the wake of failure. And I certainly can see these characteristics in my little Gen Z, who has such an innate knowledge of what is fair, it is incredible.

My thoughts on Generation Z by, Sarah Newton

There has been much written about Generation Y and where is starts and stops. For me it is about similar characteristics and what I see, in the UK at least, is that a 12-year-old has similar characteristics and thoughts as a 23-year-old. For me, Gen-Y ends in about 2001. I see a remarkable difference, in the children born after 2001 to the generation before them, in how they approach everything. And I do think we are seeing the first noted change in a way of thinking amongst our young people. Read more

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Take it from Dave and Bill part of R Generation, no not the R rated, our generation is called the: Relic Gerneration

So, we and you need keep up and stay tuned in to what is happening with all of our youth, no matter what the their Generation is…

Learn IT, DO IT, Teach IT, Share IT, BE IT

Your CyberHood Watch Partner

Bill Wardell

 
Radio Security Journalist

© 2006 – 2011 CyberHood Watch

Yes Monday again, it’s time for another installment of Monday MADDness! There is nothing I can really be mad about today unless you don’t follow my advise below! I promise if you will take my 5 suggestions and become SMART about your children’s daily activities on the internet, you’ll be a good Digital Parent before you know it…

We interviewed Vanessa Van Petten almost 3 years ago and WOW have all our lives changed since then!     Vanessa has done some amazing things with her philosophy about parents and teens and there relationships…

In this new era filled with so many different horizons of electronics called the digital age! That includes social media, wireless communication and the unstoppable world-wide broadband channel sweeping us all up with its powerful 24/7 onslaught of information!!!

Vanessa’s understanding and her fresh approach are cutting edge! Vanessa message has not changed much in the past 3 years… but what she has done is spent her time adding a wonderful supporting cast, to share her parenting message across the many media platforms, and refined her methods to become one of my favorite bloggers, teen educators and young entrepreneurs

I consider her Radical Parenting site to be one of the top 50 Parenting and Mommy bloggers on the planet. I’m not alone in this thinking, many others consider her to be right on target, when it comes to helping both teens and parents bridge this ever-widening digital divide!

Tha CyberHood Watch Partners Dave and Bill give Vanessa Van Petten our highest recommend and a very special pat on the back for being one of the good guys (gals) in the CyberHood today… as a parent you need to read this following article, and spend some quality time with Vanessa and her team of talented teen writers, and learn what is going on in your (our) teens lives, through the eyes of real teenagers.

While you’re there subscribe to her rss feed for weekly updates, like I did!

Don’t Be MADD… When Learning More About Being A Better Digital Parent, or naive and especially don’t try to get even with punishments to unplug their (world) connections… friends, social, education and fun!

Please be SMART when it comes to learning and experiencing this new online/offline dynamic that your children are growing up in!!!

Study
Mimic
Attitude
Respect
Time

Study… with your kids and learn about what is going on in the world through their eyes, or walk a mile in their shoes you’ll see that they need you everyday, to help them make good choices!

Mimic… this is the truest form of (flattery) learning, and in the trades we used to call this an apprentice program… it’s important to be this for our kids while growing up, but it’s more important that we do this with our kids when leaning this new skill called the internet, PC, wireless, laptops, Facebook and Twitter, etc… what ever your skill level your kids know a lot more than you know! Sorry but it is true, never turn down the opportunity to spend TIME with your children, and be their student!

Attitude… determines your altitude, your attitude does make a difference in all walks of life, especially with your teenagers while you’re teaching them about life, Be A Part Of The Solution!

Respect… given is returned, your kids will have a much better childhood if you teach them respect, by EXAMPLE! after all, they’re our Future!!

Time… is your most precious commodity, and how you use it is your choice! So in this very busy life we all live in, at the very least please Take 25 minutes a day with each child! Please ask some questions and then listen to the answers, you’ll be surprised what your able to learn from and about these very special spirits, called your children…

Childhood is full of rewards and potential risks. As babies become toddlers, they are more prone to bumps, bruises, falls, and distractions. As children grow into teenagers, they become increasingly independent and are more apt to explore, live life, and socialize with less family supervision.

Fortunately, potential risks children face throughout their lives can be lessened when parents and guardians teach safety concepts. While it may not be possible for parents and guardians to be with their children every minute of the day, they can spend time talking to them, setting appropriate limits, and helping them make good choices. Read more

Just minutes of prevention can make a huge impact in the life of a child.

It’s no longer two separate places, it’s a new frontier of millions of bytes of information that includes: social media, entertainment and knowledge all rolled into one experience, that is connected to and enjoyed by a click of a mouse and/or a swipe of a finger on an electronic surface or keypad!

We are very proud of Vanessa and we are grateful we got to know her before she became so famous, I remember one of her main goals was to be on Oprah, and I believe she has worked like she knew she would be, so the results she has achieved are awesome…

but the people she has helped is amazing and are what really counts, a special thanks to Vanessa from Dave and Bill.

So, she has inspired us to create our own Top 100 CyberParenting directory, if you would like to be included in, or check out our Top 100 CyberParenting Blogs/Sites we have just started, here the link to: CHW’s Top 100 list, we think it’s a good start!

Learn IT, DO IT, Teach IT, Share IT, BE IT

Your CyberHood Watch Partner

Bill Wardell

 
Radio Security Journalist

© 2006 – 2011 CyberHood Watch

Hi Everyone,

We had another fantastic guest on this weeks radio show and her name was Karrie G. Karahalios… So, on today’s weekly update post we wanted to share with you some thoughts about her interview and some other highlights for the week

It’s a Cinch with CHW

With one of the leading researchers in the world Karrie G. Karahalios shows Dave and Bill what and how communication has evolved and what is happening right now, and a window into the future of social communication in this new millennium and especially the new decade.

We discussed the interaction of social sites and other places such as chat rooms, twitter, and physical places such as parks, restaurants or cafe type gathering places!

Listen Here

Make sure you check in every weekend to see our Weekly Updates… or you can grab our feed to stay updated every day! CHW on RSS

Your CyberHood Watch Partner

Bill Wardell

listen to the complete Karrie G. Karahalios interview here:

@CHWradio

Hi Everyone,

We had a fantastic guest on this weeks on our radio show and her name was Donna Rice Hughes from Enough Is Enough, the organization that is fighting the good fight of cleaning up the internet of pornography and child pornography with her Internet Safety 101… being launched next month we thought you should make sure to swing by their website!

So, on today’s weekly update post we wanted to share with you some thoughts about her interview and some other highlights for the week

CyberHood Watch will be bringing you updates from around the globe and we’ll share tips, strategies, ideas, products and services that we have either tested, came across or is one of our CHW radio show guests projects, products and/or services that we think merit us giving you more information on, and a really nice way to wrap up the week…

Dave and I are really excited about bringing this new element to our blog, so we will be alternating weeks so… make sure you check in every weekend to see our Weekly Updates… or you can grab our feed to stay updated every day! CHW on RSS

CHW Weekly Reviews of a website, product, or service or about News from the week. These will be either posts, pdf’s, text, audio and/or video.

Listen Here

Your CyberHood Watch Partner

Bill Wardell

@CHWradio