


On the need for spiritual and emotional intelligence in being a parent today (Part One)
Executive summary This feature is for parents who are dealing with children and/or teens experiencing high anxiety, depression, hostile or withdrawn behavior, and/or are addicted to devices or drugs. And these insights will also help counselors, therapists and...
2020 Hindsight: Make this the year of creating a culture of connection at home
Fifteen years ago, just before the advent of smartphones and social media, mobile devices landed in the hands of youth. At that time, my youngest hit middle school. He had purchased a “pay-as-you-go” mobile device with his own paper route money. My husband and I...
Thoughts that make you a secure parent, how to handle vaping and more
Fifteen years ago when I started this mission to strengthen the parent-child bond in a cyber-powered world my own confidence as a parent was deeply shaken. And while mostly I observed that the children were making good choices despite their peer pressures – still the...
Why tech-savvy youth need confident parents: What does that look like?
When I started this mission to strengthen the parent-child bond in a cyber-powered world, my own confidence as a parent had been deeply shaken with the advent of the mobile device in the hands of youth. In the fall of 2004, my digital native had purchased his own...