Things to consider about connection & your child’s mental health

by Joanna Jullien | Jan 8, 2020 | Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Faith, Family, Happiness, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Suicide, Wisdom, Youth Suicide

Welcome to 2020. The dawn of a new decade full of promise and challenges in this age of cyber-powered information. It is easy to become overwhelmed by the trends impacting youth and families today. A recent headline in the New York Times features youth suicide on the...

Five habits of anxiety-proof families in a cyber-powered world

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...

Conquer the fear of losing a child to screentime

by Joanna Jullien | May 15, 2019 | addiction, Children's Health & Mental Health, Family, Happiness, Internet addiction, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Suicide, Teenagers, Wisdom

Executive summary The quality of life for a child or teen is not necessarily defined by social media use. Children who are not feeling a sense of secure belonging at home and in a peer community are vulnerable to the isolating impact of excessive social media use....

The purpose of stress in your child’s life and their happiness

by Joanna Jullien | Mar 29, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Depression, Family, Happiness, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Wisdom

A recent article on The Ladders features a report about America as a society that is less happy than ever because of mass addictions. The study featured is the World Happiness Report, an annual study sponsored by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions...

Steps to redirect your child’s thinking habits to inspire confidence

by Joanna Jullien | Jan 8, 2019 | Anxiety, Boundaries, Bullying, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, Education, Faith, Family, Happiness, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Social Media, Suicide, Teenagers, Texting, Wisdom, Youth Suicide

One significant challenge for youth today is that they are born into a cyber-powered world that hypes negative reasoning. This is an intense environment which when unchecked can shape a personal view of the world; that it is never going to “feel safe.”  And this world...

Three radical ways your teen experiences love in your home

by Joanna Jullien | Aug 23, 2018 | Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Faith, Family, Happiness, Parent-child relationship, Parental control, Social Media, Uncategorized

Now more than ever parents need to reassess how their children experience love in the home. Today’s youth are swimming in a sea of judgment. It is easy to believe things that are not true (i.e., I am not worthy of acceptance) and focus on things that don’t really...