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Search Engines for Kids

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

The hardest part about kids on the internet is you want them to have experience and learn the computer but you also want to keep them protected.  That’s why it’s important to know about the search engines that are the ...

Safety on Search Engines

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

The Internet has come a long way from the days of Internet portals that help you find the information you need.  The latest frontiers of the Internet are explored through search engines – Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask – that ...

Search Engine Tools for Users

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

Several of the search engines provide “safe” searches.  This allows users to pre-filter certain types of content, such as videos.  This type of strategy should be effective in regard to filtering adult material.  But you should still remain vigilante when ...

Search Engine Safety Week

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

This week we are looking at Safety on Search Engines.  This topic came up as we were interviewing for an intern for the fall.  I went to search one of our applicants (yes, everyone does this be aware) and she ...

Interview with Bob Lancer

Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

Since 1980 Bob Lancer has been sharing his insights on parenting, marriage, child education, childcare and personal and professional life guidance as a public speaker, seminar leader and consultant.  He hosts his own radio show, Bob Lancer's Parenting Solutions, in ...

Dinner Time Linked to Better Grades

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

In 2005 a study by National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University confirmed a link between family dinnertime and better grades for teens.  As parents fret about working in dinner time as their children get older, Sharefam thinks ...

Entertaining Games at the Dinner Table

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

  Whether you are starting a new tradition of having family dinner at the dinner table or your family has been doing that for a while now, you might be looking for ways to liven it up a little and initiate some ...

Preserving Family Dinner Time

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

     Spending quality time is important for communication and creating good relationships with your family.  It’s hard to find the time, so take advantage of your dinner time and make it a regular routine to eat together. Family Guide mentions many benefits of regular ...

Product of the Week - Chatterbox Games

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

To assist our families in connecting, we want to tell you about a wonderful product calledThe Chatterbox.  “The Chatterbox helps families enjoy great conversations and play fun games all while learning important life skills that are not traditionally taught in school ...

Connecting around the Dinner Table Series

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Family | No Comments »

This week we will be exploring How Families Connect around the Dinner Table.  As many of you know, the Dinner Table is the focal point for Sharefam.com, because we want to promote the type of family interactions that happen around the ...