Teaching Kids Emotional Intelligence: How to Process Negative Thoughts
By Kaitlin Harker Just like talking or riding a bike, emotional intelligence is something that our kids must be taught. Without help, there’s nothing keeping those kids from being stuck in their own negative thoughts. Perhaps you have heard your child say “I’ll...
Rivalidad entre Hermanos: Lo Bueno, Malo y lo Intermedio
Por Kaitlin Harker Traducido por Yesenia Serrano “Mamá!” ¡Se hijo mayor grita, “Jacob tomó mi Videojuego!” Va corriendo a la sala para ver qué está sucediendo. Una vez más, están peleando por el videojuego que se suponía que iban a compartir. Con un suspiro de...
Teaching Your Kids How to Cultivate Healthy Romantic Relationships
By Angelina Repka Have you ever considered the consequences of your kids consuming unrealistic portrayals of relationships, love, and sex in various media? What do you think our impressionable kids–younger and older–are learning from silly, unhealthy, or even harmful...
The Importance of Staying Connected in the Digital Age
By Kaitlynn Christiansen We live in a society that has access to such amazing technology. At the click of a button, we can instantly communicate with people around the world, or just down the street without leaving our home. Texting has taken the place of handwritten...
Eating Disorders: Understand Them & Prevent Them
By Kaitlynn Christiansen We are constantly bombarded with media and advertisements that feature people with bodies that are heavily photoshopped to “perfection”. We are told that our worth is based upon what our body looks like. The pressures of looking a certain way...
Why Your Teen Should Wait to Have Sex: Beyond STD’s and Pregnancy
By Megan Epperson “So you wanna hook up?” This is a question many teens are being asked by their peers. Kids these days are far more sexualized than we were when we were kids. They see and hear about sexuality so much that they may think that this is what they are...
The Danger of Peer-on-peer Sexual Abuse
By Kaitlynn Christiansen Usually when we think of sexual predators, we imagine a shadowy, evil figure. We do not often imagine people we know. Although it is a difficult scenario to imagine, the reality is 90% of childhood sexual assault is from someone inside the...
The P*rn Industry Is Targeting Your Kids and Teens: What Can You Do?
By Dina Alexander, MS The porn industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that has a long, cruel history of exploiting vulnerable individuals, including children and teenagers. With the proliferation of the internet, accessing pornographic content has become easier...
Why TikTok Is Seriously Unhealthy for Kids
Dina Alexander, MS TikTok has become one of the most popular social media platforms in recent years, especially among younger users. While it can be a source of entertainment and creative expression, there are serious concerns about the app’s impact on...
What the Media is Teaching Our Kids About Sexuality
By Kaitlynn Christiansen From the people in our lives to the media we consume, the idea of romance and relationships is heavily covered. However, not all the relationships that we are exposed to are realistic or healthy. Many shows, movies, and other forms of...
