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Helicopter Parents – And Their Longterm Consequences
It’s bad enough being a kid with helicopter parents. They can hover over your childhood and adolescence, warping the normal process of growing up, and inflicting enough damage for decades of therapy. In October 2015, the website Reddit asked readers what was the “worst or most embarrassing” thing their parents had put them through. The…
7 Surprisingly Dangerous Social Media Sites For Teens
It is comforting to believe we have taught our children to avoid common pitfalls in life that might expose them to danger, like texting while driving or getting into a stranger’s van. Parents often enforce curfews and stress the importance of abstaining from risky behaviors to keep children safe, but we often overlook some common…
Mother-Daughter Bonding Through Online Gaming?
Driving to piano practice with my 6th grade daughter is one of my favorite events all week. Not quite face-to-face; yet trapped in the car together for 15 WHOLE minutes! I get a quick peek into her world. Who is she hanging with lately? Whats new in school, why is math getting harder?
Cigarettes, Booze and Kids
Two Sundays ago, I picked up my nine-year-old daughter from a girly girl sleepover birthday party at her friend Jo-Jos, five minutes from our house. In addition to her rumpled pink sleeping bag, my daughter left the hosts front door carrying a purple balloon and a goodie bag filled with unicorn stickers. Before we got home, her eyes welled with tears.
Black Friday Wish List
Black Friday may elicit nightmarish visions of dragging yourself out of bed at 4 a.m. only to find yourself in the middle of a shopping stampede. So this year, why not beat the crowds and do your shopping online. Below, I’ve put together a list of five staples you’ll need to get through this season in style–a fur-trimmed trench coat, a hobo bag with hardware, over-the-knee boots you can actually walk in, a sequined holiday dress, and a cozy, cashmere sweater–with a great option for every budget.