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Follow on Google News | OMG! Tackronyms Are Taking Over Our Kids’ PhonesBy: Tacky Box DALLAS —In the past month, many national media outlets have focused on stories about Texting Slang that Every Parent Should Know. (http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/ How do you talk to your kids about this whole new language that is erupting on social media? Many of these acronyms are used to solicit inappropriate photos between teens, but how do we curb it from an early age? “I call these terms tackronyms when I talk to my kids, 5 and 7 years old, about what is appropriate to text,” says Chris Phelps, a Dallas mother and founder of the Campaign for Kindness (http://tackybox.com/ “Many parents provide their kids with phones at younger and younger ages because of necessity. If we don’t teach the lessons of common decency from an early age, the boat can be easily missed.” Most parents agree that children are sponges, and there are steps every parent takes to create an environment conducive to good language and behavior both in person and on-line. Before children learn habits they need to hide from their parents, take the opportunity to provide them with tools to self-police tacky words and behavior from an early age. Many books and tools are available to help parents start their elementary-aged children down the right path. One that stands above the rest, Margo’s Magnificent Choice (http://tackybox.com/ As recently as last fall, many Dallas-area elementary schools took part in an incubator project anchored by Margo’s Magnificent Choice, and the reception by parents and educators was overwhelmingly positive. Currently, there are developments to bring the means and method to as many Dallas ISD elementary students as possible. Perhaps, actions like this will lead to more UR2K (you are too kind) and less WAI (what an idiot). Media contact: Dana Cobb TrizCom Inc. Office: 972-247-1369 Cell: 972-955-9747 dana@TrizCom.com End
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