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John Walsh Safety Tips Tweet Up & $50 AmEx Gift Card Giveaway #CoxTakeCharge

Saving Cents With Sense

As parents we work hard to ensure our kids safety, but as technology grows, so does the potential harm from digital media. As for the actual internet, I’m just not ready for my kids to be on it – and I’m not alone because 40% of parents interviewed by Cox named the internet as a source of concern when it comes to inappropriate content.

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John Walsh Digital Safety Tips Tweet Up & $50 Amex Giveaway

For the Mommas

Cox is promoting the use of the parental controls and filtering tools already available in a digital home — on their cable TV, Internet, and telephone services. This is a great starting point – it addresses some of the basics of promoting a healthy digital relationship with your child. With Take Charge! ,

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. Dad grew up on his parent’s farm with a wood stove, an outhouse and kerosene lamps. She made June bug strings, I made clover flower necklaces. My Mom grew up in St.

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