Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Technology Creating Family Technology Conversations That Work It’s not always easy talking about technology, screen-time, and media choices with our children and teens. Read on for suggestions... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Weathering the Storms of Adolescence: To Hold on or Let Go? During the storms of adolescence it’s a tricky balance for parents to know when to offer support and when to let go. We all want... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers From Helplessness to Action: Empowering our Children to Create a Better World Mr. Rogers’ phrase “Look for the helpers” has been especially resonant lately, as we have watched youth mobilizing around the... 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
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Transitions to Middle School: The New Normal Five Important Conversations to Have with Your Preteen Do you remember middle school? It was probably a blur of braces, challenging... 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
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Who Has Come to Live with Us? Adolescence Brings Big Changes Many parents experience such dramatic changes in their child between the ages of 11 — 14 that they feel like an alien has taken... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Tips to Stay Connected with Your Teen Adolescence is a time when children and parents begin to spend less time together. It is a time when teens begin to develop their... Continue Reading
Occupational Therapy, Preteens & Teens, School Challenges, Special Challenges Five Questions to Empower You When Considering a Therapist for Your Child Have you ever wondered if your child may benefit from seeing a therapist? Or, has a teacher or family member ever suggested that a... Continue Reading