Creating a Media Guideline for Your Family
A media guideline is a great tool for protecting your family from online dangers and excessive usage of devices. By Caron C. Andrews Cell phones, televisions, iPods, tablets, laptops, PCs—they’ve become a way of life and a way of communicating and relating to each...
I Was A Teenage “SL*T”
Teach your child about healthy sexuality now to avoid pitfalls later. By Amanda Grossman-Scott I remember in high school hearing rumors about girls who hooked up a lot. I’d secretly wonder about them; what did they do to attract guys? No matter what we “good girls”...
5 Things Parents Can Do NOW to Help Keep Kids Out of Therapy
By Mary Ann Benson, M.S.W., L.S.W. Show your children unconditional love. There need to be daily physical and verbal expressions of affection and encouragement for your children that are not in response to something they have done positively. It’s important not to...
Talking With My Children About Rape
By Shawn Tucker Sadly, rape is a topic that parents who want to empower their children cannot avoid. I teach at a small, private university, and I have had far too many conversations with students who have been raped. Given that experience, some years ago before my...
How My Parents’ “Harmless” P*rn Habit Affected Me
How growing up in a porn-filled home affected me…then and now. By Sandra Montgomery When I was a kid my family would rent movies every weekend. VHS of course. This was the 80’s. My parents weren’t the type to censor their movie choices based on the fact that a bunch...10 Dangerous Apps Every Parent Should Know About
By Megan Maas www.meganmaas.com You may be thinking your kids are downloading apps because they are just a simple way for them to keep in contact with their friends. This is certainly true for most kids, but unfortunately, even innocent use of most of these apps can...
Ways to Empower Children Regardless of Gender
By Amy Hoyt, Ph.D. Dr. Amy Hoyt is a Visiting Professor at University of the Pacific and Mother of 5. Feminism is a broad social movement with a long history of advocating on behalf of women. There are many different expressions of feminism within the U.S., and it’s...
5 Ideas for Building Trust With Your Child
By Caron C. Andrews Do your children trust you enough to ask you the toughest questions? Do they know that they have an ally in you, someone who will champion them and give them straight answers? Do they know that you will handle their deepest concerns and fears with...
5 Basic Tips for Talking to Your Child About Sex
By Amanda Grossman-Scott Update May 26, 2015-With the accusations against and acknowledgment of wrong doing by a member of the reality-TV-famed Duggar Family I can’t help but think that this is another result of many parents’ fear of or refusal to discuss sexual...7 Steps to Take to Establish Yourself as an Approachable Parent
By Megan Maas www.meganmaas.com “…the advice I am most comfortable doling out, is to prioritize becoming an approachable parent. In other words, you want to learn how to listen to your kids talk about sex, not just learn what to say to them about...
