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Parents: Momo challenge
Quick PSA (Public Service Announcement) today for parents Parents, please stop forwarding messages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. talking about this MOMO challenge. I have had so many parents messaging me in fear this past week. Parents keep tagging me in MOMO...
Rap Music and Substance Use: Addiction and Mental Health
Came across this really good article on drugs and mental health looking at it from the standpoint of rap music. It goes through the history of drugs and alcohol through the last few decades. Well worth the read. In a 2013...
YouTube influencers: Inside the weird world of social media burnout
Great video talking about social media. Something parents and students should watch. * small language What’s it like to have millions of fans when you’re 10? What’s it like to have thousands of people insult or adore you? Welcome to the strange world of social media...
Are clean versions (radio edits) of songs ok?
I am often asked by parents about whether the “clean version” of a song is ok for their kids. I have to be honest that even the discussion of this makes me think that there is very little discernment in the music that we put into our lives. If a song needs a clean...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about video games: Vlog 5 of 5
Talking to your teens about video games. This is Part 5 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about technology. We will look at current ways parents talk to teens about tech and then...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about Music: Vlog 4 of 5
Talking to your teens about music. This is Part 4 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about technology. We will look at current ways parents talk to teens about tech and then look...
Is Netflix the New Heroin?
What a great question. How have your viewing habits changed since Netflix? Netflix is the new heroin. Hyperbole? Barely. Clinical psychologist Dr. Renee Carr explains, “The neural pathways that cause heroin and sex addictions are the same as addiction to...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about TV/Movies: Vlog 3 of 5
Talking to your kids about TV/Movies. This is part 3 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about technology. We will look at current ways parents talk to teens about tech and then...
How tech companies are addressing screen addiction
A really important conversation here. From app developers to tech behemoths such as Google and Facebook, companies have spent years working to make consumer technology as addictive as possible. After all, time spent with their products could equal big bucks for the...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about social Media: Vlog 2 of 5
Talking to your teens about social media is an important part of parenting in this modern culture we live in today. This is part 2 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about...
