A New Plan for Global Security

Terrifying nuclear crises, ominous cyber-wars, oil and food prices in a race to the top — if there is a…

Shatner Rules

If you ever hear or see anything about William Shatner’s Shatner Rules, do not attempt to avoid it. You will be powerless to resist the book’s black-hole-like magnetism and relentless cross-promotion.

Social Networks Mirror Teen Social Lives

How teens get along within social networks reflects what happens in real life — for good and for bad.

Just as they do face to face, kids love to socialize online. Four out of five online teens hang out on social networks. Some of…

Administrator Racks up a Healthier School

In the shadow of what will soon become a massive edge city not far from Washington…

Washington D.C. Farm Grows More than Food

Little kids aren’t the only ones reaping benefits from a new farm in the heart of the…

Cellphones More Important Than Kids?

To a new and tragic degree, people are keeping better track of their phones than they are of their kids, particularly the little ones.

An average of two to three children die every week during the summer, left behind in a car. In 2016…

Digital Book World 2011: A Prospective Author’s Perspective

Advice for Parents who “Friend” their Kids

Sometimes parents are their own worst enemies when they “friend” their kids on Facebook.

Thinking back on high school, no one wanted to be embarrassed in front of their friends. So why would we want to bring that on our children?

Where News is Going

People go where they need to go to get the news they want. New online research and a gathering of Internet trend-setters…

Diary of a Metro Convert

At least one Washington-area commuter is making her Try Transit week permanent. When a person cancels the contract on a parking spot in her own office building, you know she has to be serious.

Active Vacation has an Accent on Nature

In pre-digital times, parents were the ones who craved time off to recharge their…