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Classic Kids Movies to Watch With Your Kids
Great films are magical experiences that elicit an emotional response while reminding us of important life lessons. Watching movies with your kids can be a wonderful time for bonding, as these stories make you laugh and cry together. Whether you consider yourself a big-time cinema critic or just a lover of a good flick, sharing… Read more
Ten Simple Rules for Teens and Technology
When parenting teenagers, discussions about rules can be a daily, and sometimes heated, conversation. One area that is more impactful than anything you could set limits on is technology. Your teen’s relationship with tech should be carefully curated and maintained. Here, I outline my simple rules for teens and technology. Your teenager has grown up right… Read more
What College is Right For Me? How to Find The Best School For You
Graduating high school and moving into the next phase of life can be an exciting yet scary time. If college is your next step, choosing the right school for you is imperative. Where to enroll in college is probably the biggest life decision most 17 or 18-year-olds make in their lives. Instead of enrolling in… Read more
How to Use Family Sharing on the iPhone
If you have kids, chances are they are begging for an iPhone or iPad. The first time you create anything Apple-related for your children, there are some tips and tricks you can use to make their iPhone safer and easier for you to manage. This article will show you how to use Family Sharing on… Read more
Stop Parenting Scared: How To End Fear Based Parenting
As a mother of three young kids, I would say that everything scares me, yet I’m afraid of nothing at the same time. If I listed the amount of major issues I have handled in the 14 years I have been a mom, I would still be writing. That list of trials, tribulations, minor crises,… Read more
How to Save Money as a Single Mom
Single-parent households struggling with money is nothing new. But living in denial about your spending and just crossing your fingers, hoping you have the money to pay your monthly bills, is super stressful. Fixing your money trouble requires taking a hard look in the mirror. Most problems can be solved by looking them squarely in… Read more
Snapchat Parental Controls: What You Need to Know
The social life of our teens and tweens very much exists in the digital world. One of the most popular apps for communicating with friends is SnapChat. The yellow app icon with a white ghost-looking character gets more users every day and is the primary way teens interact. In this article, we will highlight the… Read more
Anxiety in School: How to help your child cope
As the dust settled from the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, we quickly saw a spike in anxiety and depression among the world’s youth. The Center for Disease Control surveyed over 200,000 students from 20 states in the 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES). The participants revealed that anxiety in school and depression are the most… Read more
Middle School: Important Info Every Parent Needs To Know
The American Middle School is a unique cultural experience for adolescents. If your child’s school district is structured so that they will attend a Middle School (typically a building housing 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students), there are some things you should know. I was a middle school counselor for eight years and am currently the… Read more
How to Talk to Your Kids About Losing in Sports
As parents, we want what is best for our children. Many parents enroll their children in sports hoping it will add to their child’s happiness. Playing organized sports teaches them valuable lessons. One main lesson from playing competitive sports is how to cope with losing. Even if you were once a young athlete, you might… Read more
