PARENTING
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What are your favourite books dealing with any aspect of Parenting?
As I do research for my new talk on parenting, I am wondering what the absolute must-read books you suggest to parents are? Let me give you my top to get it started: It's Just a Phase (Amazon) The Collapse of Parenting (Amazon) Teen Years (Amazon) Revolutionary...
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
In my Loneliness research, the conversation on how Social Media might be affecting a new generation keeps coming up. Here is a great yet scary article. Just because we like social media does not mean it is good for us. Love to hear peoples thoughts on this. I’ve been...
Overnight summer camps are better for your kids than SAT prep classes
I saw this article on Social media this morning and thought it was too good not to share. My kids have been attending Camp Mini-Yo-We since they were 7 years old). My wife and I both grew up going to camp. Dawn was a camper at Circle Square Ranch and Camp Mishewa and...
’13 Reasons Why’ holds many important lessons for parents of teenagers
As a full time speaker who spends 1/2 of his life speaking to high school age students I think this article is a great wake up call for parents. I find that many students today seem to be raising themselves with parents who are so busy with the downward spiral of...
100 Huntley Street interview on 13 Reasons Why | Brett Ullman
Here is the interview I did for 100 Huntley Street on the Netflix TV show 13 Reasons Why. If you have not read my blog on this please do so as well as there is much more information in my blog. Click here for the blog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCYBUzD_aM0
How to read a kid’s mind at any phase
If you have not seen the "Phase" material from Kristen Ivy and Reggie Joiner I would highly suggest you take a look. Preschoolers think like an artist Elementary-age kids think like a scientist Middle Schoolers think like an engineer High Schoolers think like a...
13 Reasons Why… Some thoughts
13 Reasons Why. The New York Times best seller by young adult novel writer Jay Asher that came out way back in 2007 has sold over 3 million copies to date. I read this book a few years ago and found it ... I find it hard to find the correct word: riveting, eye...
Busy is the New Stupid
Great article. Be present in the moment. I've found that the most productive and successful people I've ever met are busy, but you wouldn't know it. They find time that others don't. And while you may not get much of their time, when you do you get undivided...
Parents and Screentime. . . A Surprising Infographic . . .
So often we as parents are talking to out kids about their time spent on screens while taking little time to examine our own screen time. Great blog from Walt Mueller. Then, I took the next step. It’s a step that hushes the parental gasps. In case you’re wondering...
How will Canadian Marijuana Legalization Affect Teens
Really great article from Ron Powell. We need to have these conversations in our homes, churches and youth groups. CANADIAN STATISTICS 79% of people in Alberta over the age of 15 drink to some extent. 83% of grade 12 Ontario students admit to using alcohol 49% of...
