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Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 3 of 3)

The trends are not looking good for the mental and emotional health of young people, across all demographics. For instance, … More

Activities, Addiction, Adolescence, Education, Emotional health, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Health, Independence, Kids, Mental health, Parent, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Teens, Wellness

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

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

Parenting is Regulating

Every parent should regulate their children’s behavior until they are ready to regulate their own. It will likely be a … More

Adolescence, Chores, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Independence, Maturing, Preteens, Resiliency, Responsibility, Significance, Teens

Motivate. Don’t Manipulate Your Kids.

Once again, his room isn’t clean, not by any standard. Her backpack, jacket, and shoes are scattered about the floor … More

Adolescence, Balance, Communication, Encouraging, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Immaturity, Independence, Kids, Love, Maturing, Preteens, Relationship

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

Fun = Connection

Have Fun with Your Child ASAP Good parenting has an order of operations. Insides come first. A child should feel … More

Activities, Adolescence, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Love, Parent, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Teens

Connect With Your Young Teen

First Connect, Then Guide The best parents are the ones who are deeply connected with their children and offer support … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Book, Children, Communication, Education, Family, Family Life, Friends, Growing Up, Home, Independence, Kids, Love, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Perseverence, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Significance, Sports, Success, Teenagers, Teens, Young Teens, Youth Sports

Embracing Parenting

Here is a sample from my latest project. It’s a chapter from my not-even-close-to-being-finished book. Feel free to give me … More

Adolescence, Child, Family, Growing Up, Home, Parent, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Role model, Role Models, Significance

Raising Boys to be Real Men

Boys are misunderstood.  Too often, they are disciplined and shamed by their teachers, parents, or grandparents because it is falsely … More

Adolescence, Boy, Boys, Education, Emotion, Encouraging, Family, Friends, Growing Up, Health, Kids, Maturing, Men, Mental health, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Significance, Teacher

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

Doodling

My wife, my 13 year old son, and I went to see The Taming of the Shrew outdoors last night … More

Activities, Adolescence, Art, Kids, Preteens

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

Helicopter Parents

D.H. Lawrence, the literary giant, advised parents and teachers a century ago: “How to begin to educate a child. First … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Education, Growing Up, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Preteens, Rest, Teacher

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

Social Skills Needed: Apply Here

There is a social epidemic that has swept the nation.  While it used to be contained to young teenage girls, … More

Communication, Education, Growing Up, Immaturity, Kids, Maturing, Preteens, Teacher

The Solemn Process of Growing Up

Like Autumn, growing up is bittersweet.  Poet Billy Collins says it well. On Turning Ten The whole idea of it … More

Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Preteens

The Pitfall of Comparison

“Senior class president, she must be heaven sent.  She was never the last one standing.  A beautiful debutant, everything that … More

Adolescence, Christianity, Maturing, Preteens, Resiliency

Teenage Media Addiction

Children of the Screen As much as I like FaceBook and text messaging, I know that it needs to be … More

Activities, Communication, Community, Consequences, Loneliness, Media consumption, Preteens, Relationship, Teens

Training Up Independent Kids

Embracing Mistakes; Developing Problem-Solvers Thomas Edison believed that failure was not a bad thing; it merely directed him closer to … More

Adolescence, Communication, Consequences, Education, Encouraging, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Success, Teacher

Growing Up and Away?

A friend of mine recently expressed frustration with the way that everyone seems to write off their kids around the … More

Adolescence, Growing Up, Kids, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Teens

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