By Sandi Schwartz One of the biggest challenges parents currently face is how to manage our children’s access to technology. When they are young, we worry about them spending too much time staring at screens and not getting outside to play. As they get older,...
By Vanessa Baker Staying connected with teens as they experience puberty and work toward becoming independent individuals (which is the goal!) can be extremely challenging. As a teen-parenting relationship coach, it’s literally my job to guide families through...
Middle School Teaches Valuable Life Lessons By Katy M. Clark “She’s nervous,” I told my coworker about my daughter, 11, as we sat outside on a warm day eating lunch. “Who can blame her? She’s going to middle school.” “Middle school was awesome,” my coworker said, her...
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. By the time they reach high school, your kids are no longer kids but they’re not yet adults either: they occupy a unique middle ground we call the teenage years. How do you prepare your teens for all the academic and social challenges of high...
By Kerrie McLoughlin What is the first thing you think of when you hear about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Maybe you think of the TV show Monk, of someone who washes their hands over and over, of someone who loves a schedule and hates germs. It is estimated...
Encouraging kids to move through technology and community support By Nora Heston Tarte *Please note that the app mentioned in this article can now be found by searching for Genius App Manager in your app store. The smart phone addiction is real, and unfortunately all...
