10 posts and columns on parenting

Exclusive: Disney Acquires “Sophisticated” Mommy Blog Platform Babble Media

in Media on November 14, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

Organic arugula alert: Disney’s interactive unit is calling all urban hipster parents!
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HuffPost at One Biiiilllliiion Monthly Page Views: More Buying, More Launching, More Hiring

in Media on October 3, 2011 at 1:15 am PT

It’s definitely better than one million!
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Grrrrr…Tiger Mom Talks About Internet Frenzy Around Book

in News on March 15, 2011 at 12:15 pm PT

Last night, BoomTown attended a Silicon Valley book party for Amy Chua, the author of one of this year’s most talked-about tomes: “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” As it turns out, she says, the Internet got it all wrong about her controversial parenting advice.

Federated Media Snaps Up BigTent

in News on November 2, 2010 at 9:00 pm PT

Federated Media, the San Francisco-based advertising and publishing network, has acquired BigTent, a platform hosting more than 15,000 communities, mostly made up of parenting groups, especially moms. Terms of the deal with BigTent, also located in San Francisco, were not disclosed. In an interview, FM CEO John Battelle said the move was to further strengthen its tools for both the advertisers and publishers it serves, especially to create better “content conversations.”

My iKid–Who Previously iJacked My iPhone–Also iJacked My iPad (Now, With Extra Help From His Little iBrother)

in News on April 12, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

A year ago, I blogged about my son, Louie, in a post titled: “My iKid iJacked My iPhone: A Geek Parenting Tragedy.” So I was curious to see if he would be as eager to grab the new Apple iPad I just got last week. The verdict: Yes, and–because of its larger size–he now uses the iPad in a much more social way with his younger brother, Alex.

And I Thought My Kid Was an iPhonatic–See This Video and Be Scared, Be Very Scared

in News on April 9, 2009 at 4:13 pm PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown chronicled my parenting conundrum concerning the fact that my almost-seven-year-old son hijacks my iPhone at every opportunity to play games and more. Titled “My iKid iJacked My iPhone: A Geek Parenting Tragedy,” it describes the Apple smartphone’s strange hold over him and how it was freaking me out. That was until I saw this do-NOT-miss video, sent to me by an Internet entrepreneur whom I know (and who shall remain nameless), about his even younger son’s iPhonaticism. Or as this apps-crazy toddler puts it rather strongly: iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiPhoooooooooone!
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Monitoring Teens’ Facebook Activity

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 21, 2009 at 5:46 pm PT

What is the best way to monitor our teens’ Facebook activity? To my mind, this is more a parenting issue than a technology one. The easiest method would be to join Facebook yourself and become one of your teens’ ”friends” on each account they have. That might not sit well with your kids, but if you’re [...]