Some tips before sending your kids away to camp for the first time: https://www.npnparents.org/posts/1415,preparing-for-your-child-s-first-overnight-summer-camp
Read More »Sleepaway camp
May 31, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Teens and smartphones
May 23, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
2 different perspectives on the larger social impacts of growing up with smartphones: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/once-more-feeling/201708/no-smartphones-are-not-destroying-generation
Read More »On ADHD
May 19, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A interesting perspective on adhd: https://www.sciencealert.com/everyong-gets-wrong-adhd-used-superpower?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=cbae7a4ca4-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-cbae7a4ca4-365490661
Read More »Managing tantrums
April 30, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Some professional insight into what tends to be most effective in reducing tantrums: https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-actually-scientifically-helpful-way-deal-kids-tantrums-bad-behaviour-aggression?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=b0133496e0-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-b0133496e0-365490661
Read More »Parents spying on teens’ smartphones
April 06, 2018 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new study from the University of Central Florida suggests that parents who use apps to spy or set limits on their teens’ smartphones are not succeeding in protecting their kids online, but do end up negatively impacted their relationship with their teens: https://gizmodo.com/teen-monitoring-apps-dont-work-and-just-make-teens-hate-1824706829
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