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Reconsidering Modesty

Reconsidering Modesty,C Streetlights

Truthfully I never thought that what I once believed to be a black and white issue such as modesty would become such an inflammatory topic. I grew up wearing certain clothes that would be defined as “modest” never second-guessing what — or who — defined them as modest and have mostly grown up “normal”. I wouldn’t say that I blindly ... Read More

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What You Need to Know About the U.S. Department of Education

What You Need to Know About the U.S. Department of Education,C Streetlights

The U.S. Department of Education came up last night duringthe GOP’s debate. As usual, there were promises of abolishing this department along with others, but these promises are indicative of how little the GOP candidates and their fans know about what the Department actually does or what its purpose is. History of the U.S. Department of Education When peopleclaim that ... Read More

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What Parents Need to Know About Hidden or Vault Apps

What Parents Need to Know About Hidden or Vault Apps,C Streetlights

By far one of the biggest concerns I heard from parents focused on what are called hidden or vault apps. With good reason. Just last November in Colorado City, Colorado at least 100 students were involved in what was called a “sexting ring” by the press, sending and receiving sexts an estimated 300-400 nude pictures to each other all hidden ... Read More

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What Parents Need to Know About Picture and Texting Apps

What Parents Need to Know About Picture and Texting Apps,C Streetlights

Welcome to Part 3 of my “What Parents Need to Know Series.” You can find Part 1 What Parents Need to Know About Cell Phones here and Part 2: What Parents Need to Know About Facebook here. This week I’ll be focusing on picture and texting apps. I spent the last two weeks talking with kids between the ages of ... Read More

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What Parents Need to Know About Facebook

What Parents Need to Know About Facebook,C Streetlights

Depending on which article you read, most will admit that teenagers are using Facebook less than they were just a few years ago. According to the Pew Research Center (an organization that I tend to look towards for most statistics), 71% of teenagers between 13 and 17 years old still use Facebook — making it the most used social media ... Read More

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What Parents Need to Know About A Cell Phone

What Parents Need to Know About A Cell Phone,C Streetlights

The landscape for Digital Natives is a completely different one for Digital Immigrants. For some of us Immigrants who can recognize the sound of a dial-up modem like the voice of our own mothers, the Native world our children are growing up in can be more than intimidating. It can be terrifying.How can parents keep up with swiftly changing technology ... Read More

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Go Ahead and Call My Daughter Bossy: Why We Miss the Point in Playground Feminism

Go Ahead and Call My Daughter Bossy: Why We Miss the Point in Playground Feminism,C Streetlights

We’ve all seen the “bossy” meme that’s made the rounds on social media. You know the one. It usually shows a woman (or maybe a young girl) with arms petulantly crossed and scowling. The caption will read “I’m not bossy, I have good leadership skills!” We laugh and click “like” or “share”, perhaps we’ll comment about knowing someone “exactly like ... Read More

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Your Wake Up Call

Your Wake Up Call,C Streetlights

I have your wake up call. It’s happening in your town right now and you don’t even know it. I can promise you that if you really looked at the girls in your local shopping malls, the bus stops, and even your own children’s schools you’ll see them. Doctors will treat them every day and not even realize it. Store ... Read More

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Fatty

Fatty,C Streetlights

Fatty! The word hung in my kitchen’s air, my little girl’s tiny voice shouting words at her brother that she didn’t know the meaning of but knew they were meant to be hurtful. My 15-year-old son stared at her, trying to not laugh at her preschool-aged anger while also showing the appropriate amount of “upsetness” at her insult. He is, ... Read More

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Let Me Tell You a Secret

Let Me Tell You a Secret,C Streetlights

#Reverb15: Day 11 Muriel Rukeyser once wrote:The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms. And I could not agree more.Our stories are our own but, in sharing them, they become universal. And timeless. What stories touched you this year? Which stories of your own are you glad you shared? Let me tell you a secret, they all seem to ... Read More

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