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Read MoreWin 4 Taylor Swift – Red Tour tickets this summer!
Yes! Miss O & Friends, our sister site for tween girls, have gotten their hands on 4 VIP seats, row 10, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. The seats are great and you will get VIP treatment. This prize includes some special merchandise too! We’ll share that later, so stay tuned. Have your daughters log on to www.misso.com and become a member. It’s free and safe for girls to...
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Read MoreHere’s how your daughter can win One Direction tickets
Hey Moms! Does you daughter have a major crush on One Direction, one of the hottest boy bands around right now? Well, we have the answer. It’s probably YES! If that’s the case, have her check out our contest we have running until May 31 on www.misso.com. All she has to do is check out our One Direction- Summer Crush page and click the different icons to register, play games, read some...
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Read MoreIt’s your business- Run it: Juliette Brindak
IT’S YOUR BUSINESS — RUN IT: JULIETTE BRINDAK When she was in her teens, Juliette Brindak used her childhood drawings to launch Miss O and Friends, a website where middle school girls can share their ideas and connect with one another. The site promotes positive self-esteem by engaging girls to create content and voice their point-of-view. There are many girl interns learning different aspects of building...
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Read MoreCyberbullying Prevention Tool: Honestly Social.com
If you’re a parent who is feeling overwhelmed by your kid’s Internet use and the prospect of cyber bullying, you’re not alone. The climate is scary, but luckily new tools are emerging to help parents. Bullying has always existed, but the Internet has changed the game. It has made bullying easier to commit (less supervision, more anonymity), easier to spread (one click), and harder to escape (victims are...
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Read MoreThe Power of Moms
I find myself constantly amazed and yes, even frustrated, by the degree to which we, as moms, are unaware of the power we hold. It is as if the wise old adage, ‘The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world,’ has been wiped out of our consciousness or at the very least, is buried under layers of societal messages about what’s wrong with women. Think about it. How often do you hear a...
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Read MoreParents Expect Pre-Teens to Start Saving for College
By Martha C. White At 12 years old, most of us didn’t hold down regular jobs, except for maybe the odd baby-sitting or lawn-mowing gig. But one-fourth of parents today expect their kids to start socking away the contents of their piggy banks to help pay for college, starting before the age of 13. Oh, and 6% of parents don’t plan to cough up a dime towards junior’s college tuition. These sobering figures...
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Read MoreA Trail of Clicks, Culminating in Conflict
By Natasha Singer Miss O & Friends, our site for tween girls, is 100% Coppa compliant making it a completely safe space for girls. Check it out here. Washington is pushing Silicon Valley on children’s privacy, and Silicon Valley is pushing back. Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have all objected to portions of a federal effort to strengthen online privacy protections for children. In...
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Read MoreKeeping Cyber Success in Site
I’d like to share with all of you an article that came out this month in May’s Shape Magazine about my daughter, Juliette and myself. Over the last 7 years we have worked to create a site for young girls that is fun, creative, educational, inspiring, social and safe! After reading this article, I only hope you will check it out and have your daughter or girl you may know between the ages of...
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Girls can play safe online at Miss O
Interested in a place for girls to play online 100% safely all the time? Introducing Miss O and Friends, www.missoandfriends.com. We are COPPA compliant and CARU approved. What does that mean? It means we follow...
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