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Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 2)

Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 2) In the previous post, we looked at how young … More

Addiction, Adolescence, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Media, Nonconformity, Parent, Parenting, Significance, Technology, Teens

Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 1)

In the late 1990s, author J.K. Rowling invented the term “muggle” as a derogative term for the normal people of … More

Adolescence, Anxiety, Community, Depression, Education, Family, Family Life, Friends, Growing Up, Kids, Loneliness, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Mental health, Parent, Parenting, Significance, Success, Technology, Teens, The Good Life

Taking Control of Your Digital Life

Part 3 in the series on becoming “tech-wise” The first two posts in this series laid down a philosophical framework … More

Adolescence, Balance, Family, Growing Up, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Parent, Parenting, Preteens, Screens, Screentime, Smartphones, Technology, Teens

Becoming Tech-Wise: Philosophy of Use

Becoming Tech-Wise: Philosophy of Use (Part 2 in series) Technology continues to improve, but is our use of technology improving? … More

Balance, Growing Up, Media, Media consumption, Parenting, Smartphones, Technology, Teens

Why Technology Worries Us So Much

Since 2010, human behavior has changed. In these last 7 years, we have experienced the complete integration of smartphones, the … More

Adolescence, Balance, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Health, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Mental health, Self-Discipline, Smartphones, Technology, Teens

The Social Combat of Being 13

A New World Order for Young Teens 7th and 8th grade is when the social life of a child amps … More

Adolescence, Being 13, Children Youth and Family, Communication, Family, Growing Up, internet, Kids, Media, Media consumption, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Smartphones, social media, Technology, Teens, Youth Trends

Your Family. Your Culture.

The most common theme among parents of young teens lately is that they want to live differently than the culture. … More

Family, Family Life, Family values, Growing Up, Kids, Love, Maturing, Media, Parent, Parenting, Relationship, Success, Teens, Values

Managing Social Media (Part 2)

Dealing With Annoying Social Media Posts (Part 2)After writing my last post on how to respond to all those annoying … More

Communication, Friends, Growing Up, Media, Relationship, social media, Technology

Five Ways to Manage Your Social Media

Social media, like just about everything, can be a blessing or a curse. It’s usually both. It’s a #lovehaterelationship, right? … More

Communication, Education, Growing Up, Media, Media consumption, Parenting, Preteens, social media, Technology, Teens

Parenting Digital Kids

Life Beyond the Screens If you ask most teens what item is their most prized, important possession, they will say … More

Addiction, Adolescence, Facebook, gadgets, gaming, Growing Up, internet, IPad, Kids, Media, Media consumption, most teens, Parent, Parenting, Pornography, Sexuality, Smartphone, social media, Technology, Teens

Introducing Kids to Nature

How to Turn Kids On To Nature I can’t tell you how many times one of my middle school students … More

Activities, Adolescence, Education, Growing Up, Independence, IPad, iPod, Last Child in the Woods, Media, Media consumption, Nature, Technology

Growing Up Too Fast

Our culture tends to throw kids in the deep-end of the pool without teaching them how to swim. Kids are … More

Adolescence, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Parenting, Preteens, Teens

Life in the Shallows vs. Life at Sea

In the area of technology and society, nobody is an expert because we just don’t know what the long-term effects … More

Communication, Immaturity, Media, Media consumption, Relationship, Technology

Video Games

I grew up with the Atari 2600 video game system.  It was the cultural phenomenon of 1978, right along with … More

Activities, Adolescence, Education, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Parenting, Rest, Technology, Teens

The Reading Crisis

What and How Are Kids Reading? Some recent observations have caused me to worry about what and how kids are … More

Education, Media, Media consumption, Teacher

Urgent Information of the Age

I cannot emphasize this enough.  If you are a parent, a teacher, a coach, or have any connection with a … More

Media, Media consumption, Technology

Our Digital Lives

Being a kid is complicated, now more than ever. There are two things that I have seen in the last … More

Media, Media consumption

Beyond Beauty and Athletics

Athletic talent is instant karma for the social status of any young man.  In modern American mythology, the quarterback is … More

Beauty, Growing Up, Maturing, Media, Role Models, Sports, Success, Teens, Youth Sports

Too Much Internet, Too Soon

What was the most popular Christmas gift this year for 5th graders?  The Apple iPod iTouch.  What is the most … More

Adolescence, Communication, Kids, Media, Media consumption, Parenting, Preteens

21st Century Beauty vs. Girls

Beauty is complicated.  I feel sorry for our girls who have to grow up in this modern American society which … More

Beauty, Media, Preteens

Facebook Kids

The most common questions that parents have today are all related to Facebook, since every student wants full access and … More

Activities, Communication, Media, Media consumption, Parenting

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