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…
As a middle-aged parent I find myself reminiscing with my children and friends about how things were when I was growing up. I’m sure you’ve experienced these moments as well, and like me, can’t believe you’ve started echoing your own parents with these nostalgic phrases. As startling as this realization is, I believe there are…
I don’t think anyone would be surprised to hear that college students are spending more and more time on their cell phones, but what might surprise you is a recent Baylor University study found that college students spend an average of 10 hours a day using their cell phones. This is an astounding number of hours…
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…
On a Tuesday at 7 a.m. my daughter brought me some oddly patterned paper and a book and said, “I can’t get this right, can you help me?” I, of course, immediately remembered when I was a kid (and expert paper airplane maker) and responded, “Sure”, grabbed my coffee and sat down with pure confidence.…