I know how much joy you would get from giving your teen the latest and greatest smartphone. Or even one that’s not the newest model, but one that you can at least read the screen. (I didn’t know cell phone glass could crack into so many pieces! My daughter’s screen is barely readable!) The joy on their faces would be so …
Teenage Girl Ditches Her Smartphone
Someone passed this on to me and it’s worth passing on to all (us) parents who are struggling though the maze of the smart phone battle. I had breakfast with a dad last Saturday that took away his son’s smartphone after finding some inappropriate things aboard that small, but powerful rectangular electronic wonder. His son’s reaction? He became almost violent. …
Connecting With Older Children
As parents, we long to connect with our children in meaningful ways. Those connections often provide opportunities to teach because feeling closeness softens the heart. When children are young, those special feelings of closeness happen regularly, even daily. You read a book to your four-year-old, he leans on your arm, and you cherish the time of connection. You correct your …
Book Suggestion: 5 Reasons For Spiritual Apathy in Teens.
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Have You Protected Your Children On All Devices?
PC, Mac, smartphone, & tablet protection for your children, because it will happen. The majority of inappropriate material your child/teen will see will be through a smartphone or tablet. Did you know: 57% of kids have accidentally accessed inappropriate material online? 75% of these young people do not tell their parents about these incidents? Most kids are first exposed to porn …