Wednesday April 27, 2011
PlayStation users are undoubtedly aware of the
hack that compromised 77 millions users' accounts. Sony has
verified on its website that your name, complete mailing address, email address, birth date, PlayStation Network/Qriocity user name, password and online handle have been taken. The company also says the same information on your sub-accounts has been exposed.
The PlayStation hack has exposed the data of kids who play online.
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This means an unauthorized person now has the account information you set up for your children. If you've set up accounts for everyone in your house, someone out there has your address and knows the names of your entire family.
Now's the time to talk to your kids about the breach to keep them safe too. You never know if this hacker is going to sell your information to others and what their intentions will be once they get their hands on your details.
So what can you do? Read More...
Monday April 25, 2011
Have you ever ended up on someone's blog and felt like you knew them after reading a few paragraphs of their posts? Kerry has one of those blogs that makes you feel like you've settled into a cozy corner of a friend's house.
Image Courtesy My Life - His Mission
My Life - His Mission is Kerry's online sanctuary. She opens up about her life as a Christian, the days with her three year old and her family's adoptive journey.
She also shares money-saving tips and has the cutest frugal craft ideas. (Be sure to check out her post on the skirt she made from her husband's T-shirt!)
But this high school chemistry teacher turned stay-at-home mom says she still has plenty to learn. One section of her blog is dedicated to the lessons her daughter is teaching her.
Kerry says her biggest challenge of being a SAHM is: Read More...
Monday April 25, 2011
Parents are talking about a variety of topics right now. Here are a few of the conversations moms and dads have been taking part in this week on About.com:
There's never a shortage of hot topics for moms.
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- "As a woman who has not been able to carry a child, I totally wished there had been someone in my life to have done that for me. It's nothing but love and giving to those you love, something they were unable to obtain themselves!" -Dee on 61-Year-Old Grandma Gives Birth to Her Grandchild
- "We've been there several times for our portraits and have always been really pleased with the service in light of the price. We always have had the manager do our pictures and her attention to detail, patience and creativity have all been top-notch." -JBMomma on Kids' Portrait Studio Reviews
- "I thought it was a waste of money. ($170 for 4 people) It was about an hour in length or less + a 15 min intermission (I guess to make the performance seem longer). There were people wandering around through the isles which made it very hard to see." -jimbolena on Review of Max and Ruby: Bunny Party Live Show
Saturday April 23, 2011
Have you and your kids created the ultimate Easter egg masterpiece? Did your child scribble the cutest design on an egg with her crayons? Show off your Easter egg pictures!
Easter egg pictures show off your works of art.
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Whether it's covered in stickers or hand painted periwinkles, your Easter eggs are works of art. Upload them to the
Easter egg pictures gallery.
Give other parents ideas on how to decorate Easter eggs with their kids. Share your tips and tricks about your egg-decorating designs.
It doesn't matter if you used an egg coloring kit or made your own dye, decorated an egg that could be a museum exhibit or worked carefully to hide the cracks in the hard boiled egg you dropped on the kitchen floor. There's no bad egg here! Show off all of your Easter egg pictures and see what other parents have submitted too.
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