1. Put phones away during mealtime. Before you roll your eyes and say you’ve heard that one plenty of times already, ask yourself this: “Have we actually tried this in our home? Consistently?” You have no idea how much this digital connection device is disconnecting your family conversations until Read more…
Here are five simple tips for helping guide your teens in building healthy friendships.
Summer camp was one of the most wonderful threads woven throughout the fabric of my childhood. For years, my sisters and I would head off to “church” camp for a week of tech-free bonding with old and new friends, countless sports, activities, and crafts, memorable songs and campfires, splashing around Read more…
As a part of my efforts to increase the accessibility of my website, I am re-posting articles from my old Parenting 101 page as stand-alone blog posts on the main site. March 13, 2007 “Tune In Before You Turn It Off” Q – What do you do when you can’t Read more…
As a part of my efforts to increase the accessibility of my website, I am re-posting articles from my old Parenting 101 page as stand-alone blog posts on the main site. And as I look through this one, I am blown away at how this arena has skyrocketed forward in Read more…
As a part of my efforts to increase the accessibility of my website, I am re-posting articles from my old Parenting 101 page as stand-alone blog posts on the main site. August 26, 2008 – “Reading With Your Children” The benefits of reading to and with your children are MANY, Read more…
Many folks along the Gulf Coast, and even “up here” in Baton Rouge, are bracing ourselves for the impact of Isaac. As any trip to a local gas station, hardware store, or Stuff-Mart right now will reveal, anxieties are building and boiling over throughout many of our communities. Here are Read more…
Supply lists. Reading lists. Backpack shopping. School uniforms or new school clothes. Online shopping. Mall shopping. Stuff Mart shopping. Yes, Moms and Dads, another school year begins in just a few mornings. Time to usher out the summertime schedule and get back to the structure of being in school. Here Read more…
– Q: What is the most important step you can take to protect your kids in their online experience? – A: Maintain an active relationship with them based on ongoing dialogue of respectful, clear instruction and questions about their life experiences, online and elsewhere. – – Q: What can parents Read more…
Here’s a little Christmas idea for your kids this year…give them the gift of limits on their screen time. Don’t expect them to jump for joy and sing your praises as if you just bought them the latest greatest video game. But then, good parenting isn’t all about having our Read more…