Tracking Your Teen Drivers

megawattcom — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:06:53 +0000

For many parents, handing over the car keys to an inexperienced teenage driver is a modern-day rite of passage akin to the ancient practice of sending a kid out into the wilderness to face a whole new world of dangers for the first time. When a teen drives out of sight, parents can only wait, wonder and worry until they return home.

But thanks to technology, moms and dads can now electronically ride shotgun with their teens by tracking their whereabouts in real-time, monitoring their behind-the-wheel behavior with a video camera, recording whether they’re driving too fast or in a forbidden area and even limiting how loud they can crank the stereo.

While we’ll leave the issue over whether such intense scrutiny enhances or erodes parent-child trust to Dr. Phil, a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released in May of 2009 shows that such electronic leashes make a significant difference in causing teens to drive safer.

Pregnancy After 40: Now No Big Deal

megawattcom — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:45:42 +0000

There are many reasons why you may not have a child until the age of forty. You may have married at a later age or focused on your career before having a family. In most cases, however, the decision – or surprise – of pregnancy after forty is the result of having a rather large family that continues to grow.

Whatever the reason, you should know that pregnancy after forty is no big deal. With today’s advances in medicine, increased health care and the increasingly common nature of the phenomenon, pregnancy after forty is actually becoming routine. However, while there’s nothing to be afraid of, there are many things you should be aware of before going through with a pregnancy at this point in your life.

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Tracking Your Teen Drivers

Pregnancy After 40: Now No Big Deal