Media Safety, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Technology How to Teach Teens to Navigate Misinformation and Fake News This article is provided courtesy of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication (CPTC). CPTC’s Founder and Program Director, Ken... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Essential Rules for Getting Your Child a Phone If it hasn’t happened already—then at some point in the not-too-distant future—your family will be faced with the question of... Continue Reading
Israel, Media Safety, Mental Health Helping Your Children to Make Sense of the Situation in Israel By Rachel Sklar, MSW, parent coach at Parents Place of the Center for Children and Youth Hello friends. I’m Rachel Sklar, from Parents... Continue Reading
Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Let’s Talk About … Social Media Social media: the phrase that can strike fear, anxiety, and concern in many a parent’s heart. And that’s no surprise. With new games,... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Parenting Tips, Technology 8 Ways to Unplug as a Family A sleeping bag for a phone? It might sound silly, but this idea is making the rounds as a fun solution to a common family problem:... Continue Reading
Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Technology Left to Our Own Devices By Havi Wolfson Hall, LCSW, Child and Adolescent Therapist and Parent Educator at Parents Place, Palo Alto “Help! My Kid is addicted to... Continue Reading
Bullying Prevention, Discipline & Behavior, Education, Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens 13 Reasons Why—My child wants to watch it, how do I decide? The popular Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, has caused controversy among some who think the show glorifies teen suicide. The series... Continue Reading
Media Safety, News, Preteens & Teens Can you please talk, not text? Parenting the Instagram generation The Christian Science Monitor by Michael B. Farrell and Jessica Mendoza Can kids be encouraged to let go of the virtual world —... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Preteens & Teens Powering Off: Taking a Digital Detox as a Family At their best modern devices are helpful tools and can make our lives easier. At their worst, they are remarkably addictive, and... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Technology vs. the Art of Conversation Increasingly we rely on technology, email, voicemail, Facebook, Snapchat, and texting to communicate with others. It is not uncommon for... Continue Reading