Is bullying worse than it has ever been? A former bullied child shares his story and discusses the bullying kids encounter today. Read more…
Girls’ Self-Esteem: Beauty Is in the Eye of the Facebook User
Mara Shapiro
Apparently to many teenage girls, being attractive is everything. And just to be sure they’re pretty enough, they’re asking for opinions about their looks—on the Internet. Are social media beauty contests harmless or harmful? Read more…
Social Networking Makes Kids Lonely
Karen Sumner
Does social networking really make kids lonely? Research on the use of the Internet for social contact and communication reveals that this “social technology” pushes kids farther away from each other in the real world. Read more…
Camp Expo Social Media Highlights: Story of the Month
Christl Dabu
From Facebook and Twitter parties to the Blog Hop and live-blog, the Our Kids blog’s story of the month for February is the Camp Expo social media outreach, where we ramped up our social media buzz on camps and saw the power of social media. Read more…
Q&A: Nicholas Schiefer on the Next Digital Revolution
Christl Dabu
A science fair champ tells Our Kids about his eureka moment, his efforts to revolutionize the Internet, and how private school inspired his road to gold. Is 17-year-old Nicholas Schiefer of HTS: Holy Trinity School the next Mark Zuckerberg?
Social Networking and Political Action
George Briggs
Can social networking make youth more politically and socially active? This is the question partially answered in a recent California study which suggests that the internet leads to kids becoming more engaged citizens.
