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Stop the Mom Shame! Three Ways We Can Be Kinder to Ourselves
By Kami Loyd Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Although as mothers we may want this same sentiment from our children, especially on Mother’s Day, it can also leave us feeling inadequate. As women we...
Talking With Your Kids About Puberty: You Got This!
By Spencer Loyd Recently, I was speaking to a friend who has a twelve-year-old son. He told me of an experience he had where he walked in on his wife and son speaking about puberty. He overheard his son asking his mother about some of the more intimate details...
How to Get Kids Off Anime and Other Sexualized Media
By Lacy Bentley As parents, it is normal to worry about what our children watch, and how it might be impacting their developing sexuality and understanding of life. As with any important step in raising kids, changing things up requires a few key components. Be...
Positive Things We Can Teach Our Kids to Do on Social Media
The technology around us has so much potential, and we can teach our kids to be better, learn more, reach out to loved ones, and be more involved in our communities with it. But first they must understand that our ripples affect those around us for better or...
Helping Our Kids Overcome Tech Addiction
By Katelyn King Technology helps us connect in ways that never would have been possible even just a decade ago. There is so much good that comes from all these advances in technology, but balance and moderation is important. Our families, parents...
Talking with Your Teen about Sex
By Trishia Van Orden This is part two of a two part series. You can find part one . Parents play so many roles in a child’s life. One of the most important is being their first and most trusted stop for information, love, and support. Parents need to help their...
Talking with Young Children about Sex
By Trishia Van Orden This is part one in a two part series. You can find part two . “Mommy, what is sex?” “Daddy, where to babies come from?” Questions like these can catch parents off guard and might make us a little uncomfortable. It’s okay to be...
5 maneras de convertirse en un padre más conocedor de los medios
Por Rachelle Motte Mi niña de 10 años no pudo dormir la otra noche porque vio una imagen aterradora en mi feed de Facebook. Un actor que conozco que se especializa en lo grotesco compartió una imagen de sí mismo en el maquillaje de escenario. Afortunadamente,...
Año Nuevo e Imagen corporal: 5 consejos para enseñar a los niños
Por Jenny Johnson y Melody Bergman Es enero. Y al igual que todos los años, los medios han cambiado las campanas plateadas y los lazos rojos para hacer planes y hacer dietas milagrosas. Donde quiera que vayamos, ya sea por radio, televisión o internet, alguien insinúa...
Alright Dads, No More Sitting On The Side Lines: GET IN THE GAME
By: Spencer Loyd Recently I came home from work, and the house was a mess, the kids were not fed, and my wife was watching TV. My first thought, which I kept to myself, was, “Are you kidding me? I worked all day and come home to this!” However, instead of putting my...
Lesson: Think Before You Speak, Post or Hit Send
The words we choose to speak or post online have the power to build others up or tear them down. They can impact the way others view us and our interpersonal relationships at school, work, and home. When we speak before thinking or post something inappropriate...
Can You Spot the Grooming Behaviors of a Predator?
While there is no “typical sexual predator” there are things we as parents can do to recognize predatorial behavior. While filling one of the criteria doesn’t make a person a child molester, filling multiple criteria should raise some flags. It should also be...
5 Ways to Become a More Media-Savvy Parent
By Rachelle Motte My 10 year old couldn’t sleep the other night because she saw a scary picture in my Facebook feed. An actor I know who specializes in the grotesque shared a picture of himself in stage makeup. Fortunately, I was able to help dispel her fears....
Petra’s Power to See
By Dina Alexander, MS As my kids’ ages have entered double digits, certain messages in media have been brutal on them. Every time they pick up a phone or open a laptop they are confronted with images of men, women, and teens who are filtered and staged--often in...
