by Joanna Jullien | Nov 7, 2018 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Faith, Family, Internet addiction, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Recovery, Social Media, Substance abuse prevention, Teen Drinking, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Executive summary Suffering is a part of the human condition. And families have power to decide what to think about and how to respond to suffering. Brain science tells us that addiction is a form of suffering; it is a pathological relationship to intoxication* making...
by Joanna Jullien | Sep 25, 2018 | Boundaries, Cyber Safety, Faith, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parental control, Parenting, Social Media, Teenagers, Texting, Uncategorized, Wisdom
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...
by Joanna Jullien | Jul 2, 2018 | Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Family, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Relationship, Social Media, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Growing up with apps and devices introduces a level of chronic stress for youth and parents alike which can result in hostility. Communication is always a two-way street in that listening is involved. For parenting tech-savvy youth, it is easy to believe that we need...
by Joanna Jullien | Jun 27, 2018 | Bullying, Children's Health & Mental Health, Cyberbullying, Faith, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Sexting, Social Media, Substance abuse prevention, Suicide, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Executive summary Studies and personal experiences indicate that tech-savvy youth are more vulnerable to depression and suicidal ideation than pre-internet generations Parents and youth are dealing with strong barriers to the head-to-heart communication essential to...
by Joanna Jullien | Jun 4, 2018 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Cyber Safety, Discipline, Eating disorders, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Social Media, Substance abuse prevention, Teen Drinking, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Wisdom, Youth Suicide
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...
by Joanna Jullien | Apr 21, 2018 | Boundaries, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Discipline, Education, Faith, Family, Parental Authority, Parenting, Social Media, Teenagers, Uncategorized, Wisdom
A recent video stirring up conversations about parenting and discipline went viral last month. It was posted by a Virginian dad who made is son run a mile to school every day for a week after he was caught bullying. According to news reports, the dad received a lot of...
