Do You Know Your Teen’s Friends?

One of the more nerve-racking part of raising teenagers is friends.
That’s because friends are profoundly influential to our kids.    And, sometimes they look and act funny and as a parent you just don’t know what to think.    No longer are WE  the main source of information and influence (although I’d like to think [...]

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Teens Watch the Least Television…Surprised?

Just what we need…another survey telling us we watch too much boob tube.  No…wait! It’s not called that anymore. We need to call it “screen time” because  we  view multiple screens in a day.  Cellphone video clips, grocery store television screens ..heck there’s even a video promotion on the gas pump that drones on and [...]

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The Number One Tech Toy My Teens Can’t Live Without

If my daughter had to give up every technology, the Ipod would be the last to go.   I’m using the Brand name because it’s the only MP3 player she has ever owned (my son too..and oh by the way..ME).  I’m sure Apple  loves it when the word “Ipod” is used as a generic term [...]

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