


Responding to the stress of social media ‘likes’ during the holidays and beyond
A recent feature on Jersey 105.5 reminds parents that youth today experience stress with social media influences that can inspire great anxiety – especially around the holidays. There is more time to hang out on-line and young folks feel a pressure to take pictures to...
Countering the addiction epidemic: Responding to opioids and other risky drug use trends with hope
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...
In a world where mass murder is possible, who’s in control?
In a world where it is possible for an individual to commit mass murder, who is really in control? This is the unsettling question we ask ourselves in the wake of the recent mass murders in Gilroy, and over the weekend in El Paso and Dayton, and with the other mass...
How to rebuild trust when you find these apps on your child’s smartphone
One of the greatest challenges of parenting tech-savvy youth is balancing rules and relationships. There is much confusion between trust and faith and private and secret. The biggest obstacle to building trust with tech-savvy youth is a parent’s fear which kills open...