While I often find myself trying to encourage adolescents to use social media wisely and engage in proper Internet etiquette, it’s come to my attention how guilty parents can be of social media snafus as well. I think we all need to ask ourselves – is it appropriate to respond or not to respond? My…
Last weekend, after a lengthy soccer tournament my three children competed in, my family and I decided to join another family at a local restaurant for some food and fun. After eating, we decided to hang out in an area where the adults could continue chatting and the kids could play. Between the parents and…
I was recently struck by the serious decline of face-to-face communication when I was socializing with some parents at a college football tailgate. One mom shared news about her college-aged son and his girlfriend’s break up. The mother was disgusted with the girlfriend, not because the two broke up, but because of how the girlfriend…