The technology driven society that we live in, grow in, and raise our families in is still relatively young. In this infancy we, as parents, are trying to find the best navigational tools in order to make well educated decisions. One question I hear parents ask...
Many parents can relate to the nightly homework struggle—kids want to hang out with friends, watch TV, play video games, or do basically anything besides their homework. Once parents actually get their kids to sit down and get started, the battle continues with...
With the Pew Research Center reporting 72 percent of adult internet users on Facebook, and 81 percent of teens using social media, you’re likely to find both teachers and students on Facebook. The big question, however, is whether students should be friends with...
Selfies are fun! They are easy to take and a way that many teens use to capture a moment. But would you expect to read about selfies spreading lice? A seemingly harmless click of a cell phone button to take a photo may indeed be increasing your child’s risk of...
Butterflies in the stomach; falsely pasted smiles on faces at send offs; anxiety with the new beginnings. There are feelings without many words when sending a high schooler off to their next four formative years. For the parents who have been accustomed to the first...
Sometime around mid-summer, stores begin to transform their seasonal section into back-to-school, stacking reams of notebook paper, cases of glue sticks and boxes brimming with number two pencils. This retail reminder seems to get earlier each year, often beating the...
