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USPS.com Holiday Command Center Open 24/7 Gifts, Stamps, Customized Postage a Click Away

Nov

2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 30, 2012 WASHINGTON — Americans did this more than 400 million times last year: visited usps.com. With the holidays just around the corner, usps.com will be as busy as ever. That’s because it’s the easiest way to accomplish your holiday shopping and shipping at home or on the go. “This Post Office is always open, and with a click of your mouse, you can ship from your house — with free package pickup by our dedicated letter carriers,” said Kelly Sigmon, vice president, Channel Access. With Package Pickup, a carrier will pick up your shipment ...

What Your Kids Are Really Doing Online

Oct

2012

I wanted to share the article below because it is so true. My kids are on Youtube watching parodies that kids make, how to videos and learning how to beat those boardwalk games at Six Flags. Their goal is to make a video that gets millions of hits! By: Michael Levin, eight time best selling author The Internet affords children endless opportunities to get into serious trouble, downloading what they shouldn’t download, looking at what they shouldn’t be looking at, and getting ideas about what they shouldn’t be getting ideas about. But the good news is that if your kids ...

Disney’s Toontown Online – Beware 1

Mar

2012

OMG, I just stumbled upon an email in my SPAM folder about an on-line account that I had purchased for my kids a while back, Disney’s Toontown Online. It was just a “friendly reminder” that our Toontown membership was up for renewal in 45 days and that it is an automatic renewal type of account at $49.95, twice a year! I screamed “HOLY CRAP” at my computer! My kids haven’t played Toontown in ages and I must have been wasting $100 a year over the last few years. Rather than try to cancel on-line, I decided to call to make ...

Keeping Your Kids Safe Online (Part 2) 1

Dec

2011

Guest Post by Kristin Brophy 3 Ways to Use Parental Control Software Below are 3 common scenarios in which parental software is helpful, along with the most important features to look for when choosing a specific brand of software. Scenario 1. Getting tweens to complete homework Monitoring your tween’s homework completion is a difficult task, to be sure. But, add the allure of Facebook chat and you might need more than a strongly worded warning for your kids stay off such sites until they finish studying. To supervise their Internet behavior, the 3 most important features to look for are: ...

Keeping Your Kids Safe Online (Part 1)

Nov

2011

Guest Post by Kristen Brophy As a child of the ‘Millennial’ generation, Internet chatting was an integral part of my adolescence. I admit, I spent many a high school night chatting with my friends until 2 a.m. instead of doing my homework, which drove my mom crazy. However, it was hard for her to monitor my behavior as she enjoyed sleep far more than I did in those days. Had the current Parental Control Software options been available then, surely she would have implemented one quicker than our dial-up modem connected to the Internet. Today, parental control software gives moms ...

Posting Photos Online 1

Sep

2011

A great article/video that talks about the photos you should NOT post online, especially Facebook. May seem common sense to most but a great one to share with the kids for a good mom conversation. Upgrade Your LIfe: The 5 worst photos to post online by Taylor Hatmaker. www.mommywarriors.com