tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8837457456381447622011-04-21T10:43:28.554-07:00I am an almost 50 woman married for 25 years, 4 kids, 2 dogs and one cat. The kids are beginning to leave home. As a couple we are entering the final stage of our parenting journey: the teenage years and beyond. We are starting to dream and think and plan for those years when the house is quiet and it is just us once again. Please join me as I explore what it means to grow older with adventure and grace.carol at A Secnd Cuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084106458148632235noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883745745638144762.post-66204014469805097282009-02-23T05:06:00.000-08:002009-02-23T05:10:22.614-08:00Thank you to all who commented. The winner has been notified by e-mail. She is a lucky ducky!<br />Just a reminder, the winner has 48 hours to get back to me with her address...sorry but the clock is ticking.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/883745745638144762-6620401446980509728?l=asecondcup2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>carol at A Secnd Cuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084106458148632235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883745745638144762.post-33485621466858291472009-02-09T17:20:00.000-08:002009-02-17T18:01:40.206-08:00<p>From preschooler to predrivers, kids love the internet. Giving your child the freedom to explore while keeping him (or her) safe on the web has never been easier. <em>Norton Online Family</em> is a flexible, uncomplicated way for parents to keep up with their net savy kids. I just loved this software, see my review below! Even better check out the <a href="https://onlinefamily.norton.com/familysafety/loginStart.fs">video.</a></p> <p>Then let us know what you think for an opportunity to win one of 10 iPod Touches being given away.</p> <p>To Enter: Please leave a comment sharing how you stay in the loop with your net surfing kids and whether Norton Online Family will help you keep up! Leave a link to your post or twitter message in the comments for an additional entry. The contest begins at 12:00 a.m. (PST) on Monday, February 9th and will end Sunday, February 22th at p.m.(PST). Please make sure you e-mail address is valid!</p> <p>Here are the rules:</p> <ul type="disc"><li class="EC_MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:12;" >No duplicate comments</span></li><li class="EC_MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:12;" >This giveaway is open to U.S. residents</span></li><li class="EC_MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:12;" >Winners will be selected by random draw and will be notified by email.</span></li><li class="EC_MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:12;" >You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.</span></li><li class="EC_MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:12;" >See the official rules for details: </span><span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';font-size:12;" ><a href="http://www.blogher.com/official-rules-check-out-norton-online-family-software-and-enter-win-ipod-touch" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';">http://www.blogher.com/official-rules-check-out-norton-o:nline-family-software-and-enter-win-ipod-touch</span></a></span></li></ul> <p>The iPod Touch is cool. For more reviews and chances to win go to <span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:12;" ><a href="http://www.blogher.com/node/68483?Norton2">the BlogHer.com review/giveaway roundup.</a></span><br /></p><p>No responsible parent would dream of dropping their young child in the middle of a city and walk away while telling the child to be careful and have a good time. The world holds amazing places for kids to explore but it also has significant dangers. Not everyone your child encounters will have your child’s best interest at heart. Wise parents create opportunities for their children to learn and explore while providing boundaries for safety.</p><p>The internet like the world has amazing opportunities for any child to learn and to explore. It also has significant dangers. Not everyone using the web will have your child’s best interest at heart. Norton the company that provides security so we can use the internet without nasty bugs and viruses attacking our computers now provides parents the technology they can use to give their children the freedom to use the internet safely.</p> <p><em><a href="https://onlinefamily.norton.com/">Norton Online Family</a> </em>is so flexible to use parents can easily adjust the settings to allow greater access to the internet as their child matures. <em><a href="https://onlinefamily.norton.com/">Norton Online Family</a></em> down loads effortlessly. I had the program up and running on my daughters user account (with her 13 year old knowledge and permission) in about 3 minutes.</p> <p>Parent's can track all web activity, questionable web activity, specific web sites, time usage, and social net works. You can block an individual site or a specific site category, allow the child on the site with a warning or just monitor the site. If you have more than one child using the computer, a parent can set time limits per individual user accounts, technology I would have given my eye teeth for 4 short years ago.</p> <p><a href="https://onlinefamily.norton.com/"><em>Norton Online Family</em> </a>is a great product: flexible, reliable, easy to use. 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