Sometimes I wish there was a comprehensive handbook given to every parent when they leave the hospital with their new bundle. A real ‘how-to’ guide that provided concrete, black and white rules that you simply needed to implement to have a stress free experience with your child. How I wish!! But instead we have to Read more…
At least once a week I see an otherwise intelligent teenager posting online that he or she is “psyched” about getting some “me time” alone at home. Sometimes it’s a photo on Instagram or a seemingly harmless little tweet on Twitter that says: “me and my bestie are chillin’ at home alone. I love my Read more…
A new trend in Instagram is user generated beauty contests and it has to be one of the most concerning trends of 2013. Within a short space of time, Instagram has become so much more than a platform for sharing harmless snapshots of pets and holidays. Now there are online beauty contests that encourage teen Read more…
It’s no secret, kids retreat when parents begin to crowd their private space. Have you noticed when you look for your son or daughter on Facebook, you are greeted by the sound of crickets? Don’t worry your teen is just as active in social networks, just not the ones where they will run into you. Read more…
Summer is here and with it comes that foreboding stretch of empty highway parents call summer break. Sure, it’s peppered with sun and fun, snow cones, a vacation perhaps, but then—sometime into the third week—comes the notorious whine “I’m boooooored!” Relax, technology is on your side during those long days, parents. So fire up your Read more…
We teach them how to drive, how to cook, and how to find their way through tough situations. But parents today have added another task to their “essential parenting” list they must impart and that is: good tech habits. The role of technology in families is only growing. Tech has become a rather hefty line Read more…
When I was young, ‘Kick Me’ was a phrase that was scrawled on a piece of notebook paper and stuck to an unsuspecting kid’s backpack. These days, ’Kik me’ is a way to ask other people to message you on an application for your smartphone. Kik, advertised as the fast, simple, and personal smartphone messenger, is Read more…
Leadership training isn’t exclusive to adults. And in today’s online culture of “following” and digital profiles, it’s never too early to teach a child (aka digital native) how to think, act, communicate, and process information online with a leader’s perspective. Oh—and don’t get discouraged—they may roll their eyes when you start talking about lofty things Read more…
Leadership training isn’t exclusive to adults. And in today’s online culture of “following” and digital profiles, it’s never too early to teach a child (aka digital native) how to think, act, communicate, and process information online with a leader’s perspective. Oh—and don’t get discouraged—they may roll their eyes when you start talking about lofty things Read more…
Kids call them “selfies” while parents (likely) call them “image overkill.” A “selfie” is simply a photo that teens (mostly girls) take of themselves while holding the mobile camera at arms length. They often come in floods online—sometimes dozens a day depending on a teen’s exuberance. Posting photos is nothing new, however, selfies are exploding Read more…