Meeting My Daughter’s Online Friends

Meeting My Daughter’s Online Friends
We can treat online friends the same way we treat in-real-life friends and shine a light into the darkness.
Ann Leach
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Published inThe Motherload
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4 min read·
Jan 11
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Image created by Ann Leach.Child-rearing now is 1000x harder now than it was just 10 years ago. And yes, it is because of the accessibility of screen technology and all the stuff that comes with it.
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Written by Ann Leach
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Top Writer in Homeschooling, Outdoors Enthusiast, Minimalish. Old-fashioned farm girl living in the modern world. USA/Australia.
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