Today’s parents are hearing mixes messages from the media. On one hand they read a headline conveying time spent with kids doesn’t pay off. Then they read another article maintaining meaningful time with our kids is vital!Who is right?We hear terms like “helicopter parenting” or “overparenting”… and we get scared. “Am I doing too much?” Sadly, this almost gives parents license...
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My Top 5 Ways to Connect with Today’s Young People…
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Yesterday I received an all too common question from a concerned mom whose...
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2 Undeniable Facts About Parental Controls and Porn Blocks
I hear it at every parent workshop I teach. The question goes something...
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The Best Tech I Ever Bought
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Middle Schoolers Are All About Change
I’m convinced that understanding middle schoolers is the second most important thing you...
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Finding Your Way in the Parenting Jungle
My in-laws recently moved into our garden flat but months before the removal...
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Are SmartPhones & Social Media Too Dangerous for My Kids?
I don’t know which is worse, the parent who just hands their 12-year-old...
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The Radical Shift in the Experience of Being a Young Teen
The middle school years (11 to 14 years old) are one of the...
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Am I Really Supposed to Tell My 8-year-old About Sex?
This morning I received the following question from a concerned parent:Dear Jonathan,A few...
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3 Truths Your Kids Need to Know on Valentine’s Day
Romance is in the air… and so is a WiFi signal. Both carry the...
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The Importance of Storytelling
When my two teenage children are with my parents – their grandparents –...
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The Smartphone—Today’s Conversation Killer
“Studies of conversation both in the laboratory and in natural settings show that...