Tips to help youth succeed academically while dealing with emotional and social challenges

by Joanna Jullien | Oct 7, 2019 | Anxiety, Bullying, Children's Health & Mental Health, Education, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Social Media

As the Executive Director of an online public school, I’ve seen so many children who were previously struggling because they felt like square pegs forced into round holes. As parents, we can all relate to the age-old challenge of trying to fit in at school, while the...

Three life lessons that impact the quality of your child’s education

by Joanna Jullien | Jan 28, 2019 | Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Discipline, Education, Family, Internet Social Networks, Learning disabilities, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Relationship, Wisdom, Youth Suicide

Last week I attended the third annual California Student Mental Wellness Conference, co-sponsored by Wellness Together and the California State Department of Education. This is to share some insights about the challenges educators and students face today, and I offer...

Steps to redirect your child’s thinking habits to inspire confidence

by Joanna Jullien | Jan 8, 2019 | Anxiety, Boundaries, Bullying, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, Education, Faith, Family, Happiness, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Social Media, Suicide, Teenagers, Texting, Wisdom, Youth Suicide

One significant challenge for youth today is that they are born into a cyber-powered world that hypes negative reasoning. This is an intense environment which when unchecked can shape a personal view of the world; that it is never going to “feel safe.”  And this world...

Signs your smartphone is controlling you and your family

by Joanna Jullien | Dec 21, 2018 | Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's mental health, Education, Family, Internet addiction, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parental Authority, Parenting, Social Media, Texting, Wisdom

As an educator and coach on parenting and family life, I have studied how the pedophiles and commercial interests engage tech-savvy youth so they can exploit them. To that end, I teach caring adults how to engage youth to empower them and impart wisdom. In this...

Help foster youth experience meaningful connection through reading

by Joanna Jullien | Nov 19, 2018 | Children's Health & Mental Health, Education, Faith, Family, Motivation, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Trauma-informed parenting, Uncategorized

This fall I attended a regional event on parenting children suffering from trauma, hosted by Defending the Cause, a non-profit dedicated to helping people of faith communities connect with local resources to help youth by strengthening families. One of the resources I...

Signs your uber-successful teen may be failing to thrive: And what to do about it

by Joanna Jullien | May 1, 2018 | addiction, Anxiety, Bullying, Children's Health & Mental Health, Cyberbullying, Education, Family, Happiness, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Suicide, Uncategorized, Wisdom

Executive summary Parents and youth are at greater risk of becoming stressed out as online connectivity hypes every uncertain and fearful thought Perfectionism, the idea that you can meet unrealistic standards for self and others, is an unintended consequence of the...