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...
by Joanna Jullien | Mar 13, 2018 | addiction, Cannabis use among youth, Children's mental health, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Teen Drinking, Teen drug addiction, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Last month, over 900 educators and school counselors convened at William Jessup University in Rocklin to attend the Second Annual Student Mental Health Conference. The event was organized by Wellness Together, a non-profit devoted to student counseling services with...
by Joanna Jullien | Mar 5, 2018 | addiction, Anxiety, Bullying, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Cyberbullying, Discipline, Drug Abuse and Youth, Education, Faith, Family, Internet addiction, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Motivation, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Social Media, Teen drug addiction, Wisdom, Youth Suicide
Last week I delivered a training to educators and counselors on how parents can learn to instill learning discipline among tech-savvy youth at a state educators’ conference. Attendees traveled to Rocklin from across the state to learn how to promote mental health...
by Joanna Jullien | Oct 24, 2017 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Cyber Safety, Drug Abuse and Youth, Faith, Family, God's love, Internet addiction, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Recovery, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Teen drug addiction, Teen Drug Use, Uncategorized
There is something incredibly transformative and resilient about a person who suffers well. The person who seeks to know and do better in response to pain and then help others in their own suffering, brings forth a torch of resilience that can only be nurtured from...
by Joanna Jullien | Jun 12, 2017 | addiction, Anxiety, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's mental health, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, Faith, Family, God's love, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Suicide, Uncategorized, Youth Suicide
When I decided to leave a career in technology to focus upon the impact of technology on family life (2004), my youngest was entering eighth grade and mobile connectivity had just landed in the hands of youth. Before the smart phone, texting had quickly surfaced as...
by Joanna Jullien | Apr 23, 2017 | addiction, Anxiety, Bullying, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Cyber Safety, Faith, Family, God's love, Happiness, Internet porn, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Recovery, Sex and sexual exploitation, Sexting, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Teen drivers, Teen drug addiction, Uncategorized, Wisdom, Youth Suicide
As an eager student of the human condition, I get really excited about the strategic value of forgiveness as an essential mindset that promotes resilience and healing. And yet forgiveness is so misunderstood; it is often confused with excusing bad or offensive...
