A father posted this on his son’s Facebook account:

A father posted this on his son’s Facebook account, as a way to teach his son to log out of his account when he is not on the computer:

“To all of Chris’ friends: This is his father. My son carelessly left his account logged in so I decided to snoop around. Upon reading my son’s personal information, I would like to clear a few things up. My son is not a “gangsta,” he will not “beat a ho’s ass” and he will most certainly not “roll a fatty wit his boyz.” So for all of those who think he is some hard ass thug, think again…he is Chris _______, a 15 year old kid that was afraid of the dark until he was 12 and cried at the end of Marley and Me.”

To his son’s friends, this was funny and quite revealing.

But I wonder if the boy felt humiliated by the act.

Do you and your kids Facebook together? I’m friends with my own kids, but as much as possible, I stay away from their activities and have limited their access to my wall.

As teenagers, they can get easily embarrased by their parents, that much I know. I don’t even tag my son as much, since he may not want his friends to see photos of him as a naked 3 year old or something like that.

Do you think this father crossed the line or do you find what he did as amusing?

Women by nature are very competitive. Among themselves, there’s great camaraderie but there’s also damning competition, hence the term Mean Girls is so apt to describe.

But it seems as though this situation has risen to alarming levels. You can witness it in many social networking sites. The catfight has moved on from actual catfights to cyber catfights. What seems to have changed this or have made it worse? Especially with younger women.

Is it because of what our young girls are exposed to in the media? We see so many programs that seem to condone the diva mentality with kids as young as two year old, vying for beauty titles and crowns. We see it in countless of gossip sites and lifestyle sites. We see it on programs like Jersey Shore or Real Housewives. We see it in many forum. Bullying among women is rampant.

It has become alarming because the young kids have easy access to all of these. Not every parent can be there to monitor their kids and picking up on this culture can be so damaging.

How do you, as parents, make sure that your girls are guided by what they see or witness? How do you tell them that such a behavior can be appalling and that it is wrong to pick on other people?

Many households consider pets as part of the family with some pets creating a special bond with the children. When this pet dies, it’s understandably devastating for the kids. It may raise a lot of questions that sometimes parents aren’t able to properly handle when the kids mourn the lost of their furry best friend. Here are some tips by experts on what to do when your child’s favorite pet dies:

Honesty is always the best policy. Telling the child stories and euphemistic descriptions of what happened to the dog will only confuse them. However, take notice of how the child reacts and consider his or her level of understanding. The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement says that the ages between 7 and 9 is most crucial since this is the age kids tend to ask more questions and wonder about their own mortality. The death can also trigger worries that other loved-ones may die and it’s best to reassure the child that this isn’t always the case with people.

Let the child grieve in his or her own way. But it may be helpful to also talk to the child and let them understand what this sadness is. To fully achieve closure, it’s also good to hold a simple memorial service which can be done creatively. By having the child participate in marking the gravesite, it helps him handle the loss and framing his thoughts correctly.

Losing somebody they love is difficult for children but if done right, they can emerge in this better and stronger and more positive.

With kids as young as 4 years old playing with the iPad, there are actually some very useful and kid-friendly iPad cases you can use so that the gadget doesn’t get easily damaged. While the gadget may be so easy to understand by children, they may not, however, understand just how expensive this is. I’ve known of parents who have newly-bought iPads only to discover that their children have accidentally dropped this while using it.

One such protector is the Big Grips Frame which comes with the Big Grip Stand:

This item is constructed using lightweight foam that is quote durable as well. The grip frame actually works as a soft protective case. It’s designed to be easily grabbed and very comfortable to hold. The frame is mounted on a grip stand that can work in either a portrait or landscape orientation.

Using these Big Grips add on is ideal for web surfing while on the table or couch, or for watching movies and playing games. The parent will not have to worry about mishandling it. The grip frame and stand keeps the iPad secure.

These cost about $34.95 and $24.95 respectively, but you can get it a discounted price of $49.95, if you buy this as a set. This grip and stand come in bright, exciting colors the kids will love — Fresh Green, Electric Blue, Carnation Pink and Steel Grey.

You can buy the item and check the specs further on this site.

The recent events around the world has, once again, reaffirm my belief that we are living on borrowed time here on earth and everything can be easily taken away from us. We keep ourselves so busy with other activities that sometimes, we sacrifice quality time that should be spent with our kids.

Even without all these threats of disasters and crisis, it must be every parent’s objective to really be able to bond with their children. Because, before you know it, the kids are all grown up and you would have missed the chance to get to know them.

Here are a few helpful points to spending quality time with your young ones especially when everything around you is buzzing with activity:

Take a special time in the day to just focus on one child each. Maybe during breakfast, you and the youngest can talk about what they’re expecting from their day over cereals. And then take after dinners as a time to sit and chat with the elder kids. Just focus on them, allow them to share what they wanna share, even if it’s as trivial as one kid crying in class. Make sure to keep this special times as regular as possible.

Have date nights or date weekends with each of your child. I know one parent who takes her eldest to the nail spa every 2nd Saturday of the week, while the other child has a date with his mother every fourth Saturday of the week. This way the kids will have something to look forward to. Keep this dates and appointments all the time.

Bonding with your children is really important even if you’re busy. Parents have to make time to get to know their kids.

What’s your special bonding ritual with your kids? And how often do you do this?