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...
by Joanna Jullien | Aug 6, 2019 | Abuse & Violence, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Discipline, Faith, Family, God's love, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Social Media, Suicide, Teenagers, Wisdom, Youth violence
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...
by Joanna Jullien | Jun 4, 2019 | Discipline, Faith, Family, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Privacy, Social Media, Teenagers, Wisdom
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...
by Joanna Jullien | May 28, 2019 | Anxiety, Boundaries, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Discipline, Faith, Family, Internet addiction, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Social Media, Substance abuse prevention, Teenagers, Wisdom
Recently I found a very honest and inspirational book on parenting at the local thrift store, entitled, The Key to Your Child’s Heart, by Gary Smalley. Published in 1984, Smalley (an author, educator, pastor, husband and father) shares some of the fundamentals of...
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....
by Joanna Jullien | Apr 29, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Depression, Faith, Family, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Peer abuse, Recovery, Social Media, Teenagers, Wisdom
Before mobile connectivity, texting, and social media became a primary artery of communication for young and old alike, mental health issues were considered something that happened only to some “flawed individuals”. It is no surprise that the resulting stigma of...
