October 30, 2017By Walt Mueller It’s back. Stranger Things that is. I’m glad. Perhaps I’m just a big kid, but watching season 1 of the Netflix series hooked me. I’m not a science fiction fan so the attraction was a bit of a surprise to me. I get why so many kids binge-watched the first season,…
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You’ve decided that your kid is ready for his/her first cell phone? Now what??? You wouldn’t pass them keys to a car without some teaching/guiding first. You are actually giving your child a powerful tool. It’s a big deal. Here are some great resources for you as a parent. Use this or modify and create…
The news is often full of terrible stories about horrible things that happened to kids because of social media. These things do happen and there’s a long list of them to keep in mind as your kids navigate this digital world. The reality though is that more than likely, your kid will face…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Deseret News. Experts agree that hateful messages directed at adolescents, which are often posted anonymously, have the potential to harm, from embarrassing or distressing their subject to encouraging suicide. But those who go looking for the source of mean-spirited emails, texts or…
Helping my teenagers learn how to navigate relationships has been the biggest part of my twenty years of parenting. Hands down. Teachers, friends, coaches, dating, teammates, family . . . So. Many. Discussions. My guess is that you too will have more discussions with your teen about their relationships than you ever thought…
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I am a planner and always have been. I carefully constructed a plan for almost every life milestone. Choosing a graduate school program in high school? Check. Wedding dress selection? Check (as soon as he proposed) Birth plan? Check (as detailed as it could possibly be) For as long as I can…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Daily News. Although many adults might believe that kids today aren’t skilled at real, face-to-face interaction with other humans because of the vast amount of screen time they engage in, a new study shows that they’re not missing out on gaining essential interpersonal…