Notes on Parenting

An important reminder to all parents!

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Are you being faithful?

Even in pretty stable married couples with children, researchers found about 5 to 12% admitted to hiding messages from their spouse, talking with others instead of their spouse concerning emotional or intimate issues, chatting with old romantic partners, etc. on social media sites.

See article here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563216306586

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As a parent, blogger, graduate student, and family researcher at Penn State, and earlier at BYU, I am very interested in the ways that media and family life connect. It is clear that we use the internet on a daily basis, and blogging and social networking have exploded in recent years. This may affect us, our relationships with others, and our families in a variety of ways. Little is known about this though, and this is where this survey enters. Your response would mean a great deal to me and each response helps us, as family researchers and family life educators, to better understand and assist parents, individuals, children, and families.

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Here are a few posts that you may have missed!

Blogging May Help Women Adjust to Motherhood
http://www.parentsareimportant.com/2012/02/blogging-may-help-women-adjust-to.html

Is Spanking Effective?
http://www.parentsareimportant.com/2012/02/is-spanking-effective-way-of.html

Guided Play: Helping Kids Learn Through Play
http://www.parentsareimportant.com/2012/02/guided-play-helping-kids-learn-through.html

http://www.parentsareimportant.com/2012/02/blogging-may-help-women-adjust-to.html

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Great post!

http://www.parentsareimportant.com/2012/02/guided-play-helping-kids-learn-through.html

Hello everyone! A picture of our family is currently in the running for a prize from one of our favorite photographers. Please take 1 minute and go vote for our picture ( #39) over on her blog here: http://kristendukephotography.com/?p=7178

My favorite images in 2011~CONTEST! Happy New Year!!! I went through all of my sessions from 2011 and picked my ONE favorite to share from each. I had 70 actual sessions, wowzers, that's more than