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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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