Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 2) In the previous post, we looked at how young … More
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Parenting Digital Kids
Life Beyond the Screens If you ask most teens what item is their most prized, important possession, they will say … More
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
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
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
Video Games
I grew up with the Atari 2600 video game system. It was the cultural phenomenon of 1978, right along with … More
The Reading Crisis
What and How Are Kids Reading? Some recent observations have caused me to worry about what and how kids are … More
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
Our Digital Lives
Being a kid is complicated, now more than ever. There are two things that I have seen in the last … More
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
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
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
Facebook Kids
The most common questions that parents have today are all related to Facebook, since every student wants full access and … More