To loaf is to learn. The countless hours teens spend lazing in front of computer screens and video-game consoles are vital to their development into well-adjusted adults, according to a new multiyear, multimillion-dollar study by the MacArthur Foundation.The report paints an unprecedented anthropological portrait of how teens use digital media. Dozens of researchers spent three years, $3.3-million... [More]

Is it me, or has everyone noticed the holiday lights and greeting cards that seem to be appearing at every turn?  As the holiday season becomes apparent (and you're reminded that it is only 5 or 6 weeks away!) it does for me prompt a pause to consider what a time of giving the weeks upon us truly are. From the conception of the Mothers Online Movement, I have been reminded over and over ... [More]