Who is more influential? Parents or social media?
Last Sunday night I served on a cyber-safety panel at HUB Church that meets at Quail Glenn Elementary School in Roseville. My topic was “Keeping Tabs on Your Child’s Social Media,” which inspired me to write this feature below. *** Executive summary Parents and...
Teach your teen to have a healthy perspective on sex and sexuality
Executive summary: Children are exposed to shame-inspiring experiences about sex and sexuality at very early ages Shame emotion associated with sexual exploitation, whether witnessing or experiencing it, kills open communication essential to think correctly about it...
Preparing youth to respond to uncivil behavior
Last week on the CBS morning show there was a segment on “Uncivility” that featured anthropologist, Helen Fisher, a research fellow at the Kinsey Institute. She explained why we are experiencing so much uncivility which is disturbing everyone. To explain uncivility,...
How to avoid burnout when caring for loved ones with anxiety, depression or addiction
As a result of our network culture lifestyle, we are all more vulnerable to believing things that disturb the peace. Especially for youth, it is easy to believe things that are not true (such as “I am not worthy of love and acceptance,” and “all my parents care about...
How parents can help tech-savvy youth dealing with adult issues
This article features my remarks at the annual meeting of the Raising Placer/Coalition for Rocklin Youth, hosted at 180 Church in Rocklin, May 17, 2018. I am a founding member of Raising Placer, Coalition for Placer Youth and Coalition for Rocklin Youth, and currently...
