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Calling all parents, teachers, counselors, coaches, grandparents, and every other adult who cares about young people! We have a pledge we would love you to take today: Commit to making one small...
Every one of us parents has experienced episodes of pain because of our child’s pain — be it a bad spill off a bike or being excluded from a birthday party. Our pain becomes exponentially worse when...
“Really what the research suggests is that it's supporting the target that is more effective than punishing the bully, which tends to lead to retaliation.” — Elizabeth Englander. Today I speak with a...
Pre, during, or post COVID, it’s equally challenging for us when our kids and teens resist what we know will help them feel good, help them grow as a person, and so forth. Think, trying out a new...
Research has shown that having some defined screen limits in a home is associated with positive outcomes with academics as well as with emotional and physical health. Okay, but that’s way easier said...
It is Spring Break for many students and their families. It’s not a normal Spring Break, that’s for sure. Breaks are all relative at this point. Still, many challenges abound. I thought it was a good...
The other morning as I did my 10 minute morning mindfulness (to work on my focus, posture, compassion, and more), my mind was, of course, doing its job….wandering. I thought of an email I recently...
Yesterday, I was about to click on the Roosevelt High School weekly newsletter when I stopped myself when it occurred to me, “Wait, why do I still open this each week given that my kids no longer go...
“Desensitization is really useful in certain circumstances in the general population; it’s actually a really bad thing to be desensitized because it makes you undervalue other people's pain.”...
Given all we are facing these days, we are all looking for things to be hopeful about. So let's talk about hope — is it teachable? Hope has a tremendous impact on emotional wellbeing. There is...
My kids and others are talking about the new face of social apps, and boy is it concerning. We know how immensely popular TikTok has become, which uses the model of having one short, entertaining...
I know our kids see a ton of media that I frankly hate the messaging (don’t get me started), but good documentaries are a part of the work I have done to steep my kids in values around broadening...
The Saugatuck-Douglas Rotary Club and the Saugatuck High School Interact Club have partnered to set up a $1,000 matching donation tomorrow for GIVING TUESDAY to support the Douglas Park Project which...
Today I have 22 non-tech ideas for holiday gifts. These presents give you ideas of ways to inspire your kids to unplug, move, read, explore, and have fun. Here’s a peek at some of the ideas: Pickle...
This month the Seattle Times reported that 8% of students in the Seattle Public Schools have not regularly participated in online school this fall. The article states that the district believes that...
Stay healthy and help contain community spread by limiting your exposure as a close contact. Together we can mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in our community.
We know that many young people are feeling disconnected from friends and at the same time, others have been able to maintain a sense of closeness to friends, if not many, at least a few. And, we,...
Today I’m shipping my new book, Parenting in the Screen Age, a guide for calm conversations. If you’ve already ordered yours, expect it within the week. I’m very jazzed to tell you that I will be...
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and it is important to think and talk about this difficult subject with our kids this month. Today I share ideas about having such a conversation along with a...
Before I even start, I just want to share my deep sadness for all those affected by the fires. The devastation is so unbelievable. These days, beyond all the painful news, I have also been thinking a...
