Healthy phone boundaries
When I was growing up, my generation negotiated with our parents about the keys to the car, curfew, a telephone in our bedrooms and dating rules. ...
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5 tips for mobile phone use
Do your kids use their mobile phones too much? Many parents believe their children are addicted to their smartphones and other mobile devices, and at ...
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When should your child get a smart phone?
Not long ago, my son asked the question that every modern parent will face at some point or another: "Can I get a smartphone?" My boy is ...
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Character in a Tech-Overloaded World
We live in a culture saturated by technology. The information, promotions, opportunities and noise it creates seem to fill in the cracks of our ...
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Parents in a Digital World
When I was in high school, Madonna sang about living in a material world. Today the lyrics would go something like this: "We are living in a ...
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Your Teens Need You, Not More Screen Time
Jessica is used to her son replying with grunt answers to her questions, but lately even her daughter, Maria, is responding to questions with grunts ...
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Redemption Trumps Perfection
Redemption trumps perfection… it’s a parenting idea that has bumped around my head for a little while now. I guess it has come about because I'm ...
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Electronic Overload
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Q&A: Girls are constantly texting my son
Question: My 12-year-old son is receiving texts from girls all the time! Day and night, they text him even though he does not encourage them and says ...
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Q&A: How do we convince our teen that “sexting” is harmful?
Question: We recently discovered that our teenage daughter has been involved in "sexting" – sending and receiving sexually explicit ...
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