by admin | Jan 24, 2013 | Parenting Teens
How many kids and teens received smartphones over the holiday season? Chances are you know someone who got a cool new smartphone or tablet over the holidays, most likely a teen or tween! But most of us don’t have time to go through the entire instruction booklet to... by admin | Jan 23, 2013 | Parenting
Guest post by Ken Myers: When you think about teenagers you usually picture them with headphones in their ears and a phone stuck to their nose. However theses are often unhealthy and isolating behaviors that allow the teens to live in a world of their own creation. By... by admin | Jan 18, 2013 | Online Safety
Every parent worries about their children both online and off. Who are they talking to online? Are they chatting with strangers? What information are they sharing? Does your teen or child know the boundaries? Let’s face it, you can never be safe enough or... by admin | Jan 14, 2013 | Parenting tips
Has your child’s cell phone become an extension of her hand? Between talking, texting, tweeting, taking pictures, sending emails, and playing games, kids have access to an endless amount of entertainment with their cell phones. This can get exceedingly frustrating for... by admin | Jan 10, 2013 | Parenting Teens
Post Newtown tragedy and we as a society not only mourn the loss of precious lives, we are debating what we can do from to prevent this from happening again. The conversation of gun control and mental health will continue for a long time. As someone that works with... by admin | Jan 8, 2013 | Cybersafety
Should you allow your child to watch the news or go on Facebook? At what point is it okay and healthy for your child to learn about current events? Could the media your kids watch be the cause of mass violence? When it comes to kids’ exposure to the media, these... by admin | Jan 7, 2013 | Parenting Teens
There are dozens of benefits that justify earning a higher education, including–but by no means limited to–better employment prospects, access to jobs with higher pay and the broadening of a college student’s social and mental horizons. Even so, approximately one in... by admin | Jan 5, 2013 | Parenting Teens
After the tragic events of Sandy Hook Elementary the world sits in a state of horror and mourns for the children and heroes we lost. The questions linger, could this have been prevented? Is it about gun control? Is it about mental health? Working with parents of... by admin | Jan 3, 2013 | Cybersafety
Keeping kids safe online is a multi-faceted task. You need to make sure the security on your computer is adequate. Then you will need to set some parental controls on the computer. Next you will need to set some ground rules in your home about computer usage. You... by admin | Dec 31, 2012 | Parenting Teens
“I just like to see how far I can go and what I can do and what I can accomplish out[side] of the everyday norm.” – Allan, 17 It has been said a thousand times: the biggest reason kids drink and drive, take drugs and do all kinds of crazy, dangerous stunts is that...
