by Joanna Jullien | Nov 7, 2019 | Anxiety, Children's mental health, Discipline, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Relationship, Social Media, Wisdom
It is true that children learn from our example; by witnessing our reactions to the things that happen in the world, at home and in our communities. In this way I understand resilience as learning how to respond to anti-social and hostile behavior and adversity with...
by Joanna Jullien | Nov 6, 2019 | Bullying, Cyberbullying, Discipline, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Wisdom
In the network culture, it is easy to believe things that are not true and focus on things that do not really matter. At Core Connectivity we offer insights and tools to build parent confidence, foster resilience and strengthen family bonds in a cyber-powered world....
by Joanna Jullien | Oct 24, 2019 | Anxiety, Bullying, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, Discipline, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Relationship, Wisdom
As you may know, I am an ancient cyber mom trained in behavioral science at U.C. Berkeley. My sons are grown, 35 and 29 years old. I left a career in technology (circa 2004) when my youngest hit middle school and devices landed in the hands of youth. I wanted to...
by Joanna Jullien | Oct 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Eating disorders, Eating disorders, Family, Parenting, Relationship, Wisdom
Our guest blogger, Terryann Sanders, LMFT, CEDS, has been in private practice treating individuals with eating disorders for the past 15 years. Most recently she co-founded and opened the Eating Disorder Collaborative, a group of independent clinicians that have come...
by Joanna Jullien | Oct 19, 2019 | Anxiety, Discipline, Faith, Family, Happiness, Internet porn, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Social Media, Wisdom
A recent report by Pew Research Center indicates that anxiety and depression are among the top concerns for teens. According to the feature, the total number of teenagers who recently experienced depression increased 59% between 2007 and 2017, and the rate of growth...
by Joanna Jullien | Oct 7, 2019 | Anxiety, Bullying, Children's Health & Mental Health, Education, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Social Media
As the Executive Director of an online public school, I’ve seen so many children who were previously struggling because they felt like square pegs forced into round holes. As parents, we can all relate to the age-old challenge of trying to fit in at school, while the...
by Joanna Jullien | Oct 1, 2019 | Anxiety, Boundaries, Discipline, Faith, Family, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Wisdom
This morning I came across this feature in the Atlantic about parent screentime. Very timely and worth contemplating. One of the most important parenting skills in this cyber-powered world is to take charge of how we manage our attention. And by attention, I mean...
by Joanna Jullien | Sep 30, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Boundaries, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parental control, Parenting, Relationship, Social Media, Trauma-informed parenting, Wisdom
Fifteen years ago when I started this mission to strengthen the parent-child bond in a cyber-powered world my own confidence as a parent was deeply shaken. And while mostly I observed that the children were making good choices despite their peer pressures – still the...
by Joanna Jullien | Sep 24, 2019 | addiction, Cyberbullying, Discipline, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental control, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Sexting, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Texting, Wisdom
When I started this mission to strengthen the parent-child bond in a cyber-powered world, my own confidence as a parent had been deeply shaken with the advent of the mobile device in the hands of youth. In the fall of 2004, my digital native had purchased his own...
by Joanna Jullien | Sep 2, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Cannabis use among youth, Children's mental health, Family, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Teenagers, Wisdom
There is plenty of reason for parents to be concerned about the drug trends youth are exposed to today. Vaping is rampant among youth at early ages as nicotine and cannabis are consumed with electronic devices and are difficult to detect. Children are literally...
