#1 Reason NOT to “GIVE” Your Child/Teen A Smartphone For Christmas

​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 …

Use TEXTING to Connect With Your Teen

Technology can be a fantastic way to connect with our kids. How many of us have shouted orders to our kids via a text?  Things like… “Don’t  FORGET your homework!!!” “When you get home: let out the dog, have a snack, clean your room, because I can’t see the floor! Love you. “Be home by 9!” “BE QUIET and go …

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. …

Using Texts To Connect With Your Kids

How many of us have shouted orders to our kids via a text? Something like… “Don’t FORGET your homework!!!” “When you get home: let out the dog, have a snack, clean your room, because I can’t see the floor! Love you. “NO friends over!” “Be home by 9!” “BE QUIET and go to sleep! (Sent from your bed; they are …