Blogs - Glubble Parents

No "BUTS" about it.

Do you ever give your kids compliments or praise or any kind of positive reinforcement and it just doesn't seem like they are responding to it. You find yourself falling back into old habits of unrealistic punishments and frustrated boughts of negative words and actions. You say to yourself, "I tried to be a nice guy but they just don't act appropriately. They still act out and don't do what I've asked them to do." I've worked with so many parents who say, " When I don't yell and get after them,… Continue

Added by Andy Smithson on September 4, 2009 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

Shamu and your kid

My wife and I just came back from a wonderful vacation in San Diego, California. While we were there we enjoyed one of the most popular tourist spots: Sea World. It was fantastic! We got to see all the amazing sea animals in action. We loved the Shamu shows and especially the dolphins and sea lions. While we were watching the newest show at sea world entitled, "Believe," I saw some amazing things happen in that show that I believe can be applied to our purpose as parents. By comparing your chil… Continue

Added by Andy Smithson on August 14, 2009 at 4:41am — 1 Comment

Going Back to School

So I'm filling out my back-to-school forms for the kids, and the form asks for my Medical insurance and Dental insurance carriers. Unfortunately I am recently unemployed and do have any at this time. Will my kids be looked down upon when I reveal this info. I hope not. Also, I am looking for good Learning software to supplement the kids s… Continue

Added by Lincoln Builds on August 12, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Back to School- Don’t let them leave home without these…

The summer is winding down and the school year is lurking around the corner.There’s excitement, some fear and maybe even a little dread. Kids are getting ready to go back to school after a fun summer. But are they ready? Are they ready for the tests and assignments they’ll get each day? Most parents will have a little anxiety about their child’s return to school, especially if it’s their child’s first day of school. Parents worry, “Do they read well enough?; Will they get along with the other s… Continue

Added by Andy Smithson on August 12, 2009 at 12:55am — No Comments

First Glubble Blog Entry!

Wow, my very first entry! I can't wait to try out Glubble and see how it all works! I guess I will go and browse the forums now...that's normally the first thing I do on a new website. I look forward to meeting some new friends! See ya later! Continue

Added by LaKia Glenn on June 26, 2009 at 8:35am — No Comments

Feedback on photo books?

I am looking to make a photo book of my kids and was wondering if anyone has made use of a similar kind of online service. There are a bunch of sites out there that all seem to promise professional quality photo books at affordable prices, but surely they all can't be equal. I would appreciate any feedback - either positive or negative - about these site (Shutterfly, Kodak.com, etc). Continue

Added by Bob Sanders on May 23, 2009 at 12:15am — No Comments

About Twitter, Family bonding and Golf

Besides at this forum Glubble also can be found on Twitter, and even has its own Facebook Fan group. For us these social media are not only simple and effective tools to communicate news about Glubble to our users. More important imo is the opportunity, especially with Twitter, that all our Twitter followers and those we follow back provide us to learn about your findings, ideas, and research in areas of similar interest like parenting, family, children and the Internet. Every day, usually earl… Continue

Added by Bartel Scheers on April 7, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Share your Family photos easily

We all love to share photos with our family. But sending photos to each other using e-mail is complicated and leads to full e-mail boxes. There is a simple solution for it. Glubble for Families provides you a private personal Family photo album. A great way to store and share family photos with the entire family. As soon as you upload photos to your family album all family members, including your children, are notified and everyone can enjoy these family memories. Uploading photos is really eas… Continue

Added by Bartel Scheers on February 17, 2009 at 12:11pm — 1 Comment

Adding more Family members is FUN!

Glubble for Families is an online activity center for the entire family. By adding new family members to your Family Page you can share family photos, send each other messages, and manage important family events such as birthdays. Grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins. You can add each of them so that the whole family can get together online and have fun! Adding family members is really easy. Remember you don't need to share the same computer, or install Glubble, to access your private family pa… Continue

Added by Bartel Scheers on February 13, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Happy 2009

Dear all, 2008 has been a rollercoaster year for us. We worked really hard on a totally new experience that will provide families with children a safe and fun on-line gathering place. After our launch in September we received very positive publicity and we see the number of families joining us grow every day. But the thing we are most proud of is the way you have helped us improve on the service. We have hundreds of active users dropping by our Glubble community on a regular basis. With your h… Continue

Added by Alexander on January 1, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Special Nativity Set

This Glubble Paper Doll Nativity figure set displays all the wonderment of the Christmas season. Each figure has been meticulously designed, giving this contemporary look while keeping with the rich coloring and detail you have come to expect from Glubble's Gotcha Paper Dolls. This set is a special gift from Glubble to you as an appreciation for all the support and kind words we have received for our continuous effort to offer a free service and Firefox add-on to bring families together online… Continue

Added by Bartel Scheers on December 24, 2008 at 8:20pm — No Comments

New release: Glubble for Families v2.0.2.0!

I'm pleased to announce that we have just released Glubble for Families v2.0.2.0. It contains many new and improved features. And we are really proud to say that most of these have been based upon user requests and suggestions at this forum! You can find and download the latest release right here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5881 Here is what you can find in this new release: For adults - A new login and registration screen. These screens reflect our offering for fa… Continue

Added by Alexander on December 19, 2008 at 9:34am — 2 Comments

Glubble for families 2.0.1.3 New release!

I'm pleased to announce that we have just released a new version of Glubble for families. We have improved many things in this release. But more important, we have added functionality that our users have asked for. Your Firefox browser will find the update automatically, but if you can't wait and want to upgrade you can download the update here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/file/41524/glubble_for_families-2.0.1.3-fx.xpi This release contains specific user requests: - New… Continue

Added by Alexander on November 22, 2008 at 1:23pm — 11 Comments

Which Operating System is best?

Since reading through the forum and the many comments, I wonder just who uses what operating system, and what they consider to be strengths and weaknesses with them. It's quite clear that windows is the prevalent OS, mainly because that's what you get when you buy a computer, but I have seen several comments to Linux and it's derivitives, Ubuntu, Mandriva, etc., so it begs the question somewhat! What interests me with this is what the various operating systems offer compared with the others. I… Continue

Added by Michael Moore on November 16, 2008 at 10:43pm — 5 Comments

manageing favourites

In the beta version, it was possible to manage your childrens favorites (deleting), now it's not possible anymore. As favorites change over time, this feature must be available. Also as the screencaps are of poor qualty: many times I get blank screencaps. This is also a reason to delete some favorites (for children unable to read, these blank favourites are meaningless). So, some improvements must be made. Continue

Added by Arnout Ponsioen on November 16, 2008 at 2:27pm — 2 Comments

What happen to my security?

Now my kids can google things from the home page. What happened to my personal "grown up" tab? How can you go back to the home page without giving your kid the FAMILY password? Right now this new upgrade is for the birds. Can anyone convince me otherwise? Continue

Added by Mr. Moore on November 14, 2008 at 3:48am — 3 Comments

New functionality and improvements released!

We have just released an important update to Glubble for Families. We have added new functionality that allows parents to manage what web sites children can have access to. Improvements and new functionality for the Glubble Collections Library The interface for managing Glubble Collections has become simpler. You already had the ability to activate or de-active an entire collection in one click. However, if you want more flexibility we have implemented controls that allow you to activat… Continue

Added by Alexander on October 28, 2008 at 2:02pm — No Comments

The Chicago Tribune writes about Glubble and one of our users!

Wailin Wong from the Chicago Tribune has just featured Glubble and Sarah Winblad, a Glubble user from Chicago in her column Digital Life for the Chicago Tribune! It's an excellent article on the challenges parents face when their child is discovering the web and social networking. I would like to thank Sarah for her contribution to this article. It's really great to hear experiences from Glubble parents and it has made this article a great read! You can find the article right here:… Continue

Added by Alexander on October 23, 2008 at 11:27am — No Comments

Get involved

One thing that we all have in common is that we’re working to understand how to best introduce our kids to all the Web has to offer them while at the same time keeping them safe when they’re online. After all, parents play a critical role in getting involved—and staying involved—with their kids’ online experience. That’s why Glubble has partnered with Highlights Magazine, the much-loved magazine for young kids, on a survey exploring parental involvement in their young children’s online activitie… Continue

Added by Glubble Team on October 16, 2008 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Interviews with Glubble Users

I'm on the team working to spread the word about Glubble for Families and we're excited about speaking with users, and sharing your comments and suggestions with other parents on: -- How you're using Glubble -- How Glubble helps you stay involved in the online lives of your children -- Your suggestions for other parents. We're looking for users who can set up an iCHAT (if you're on Apple) or a Skype video chat (if you're on Skype). If you're interested in participating in an online chat, plea… Continue

Added by S. Neil Vineberg on October 12, 2008 at 4:19pm — No Comments

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