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Emotional Intelligence: An Essential Skill in Our Kids’ Tech Saturated World
There are several things that we can do as parents to help our children learn and practice emotional intelligence. Most of these things have to do with helping our children become self-aware.
Understanding Gender Identity Terminology: A Guide for Parents
You might be wondering, what does gender identity even mean? It’s often described as being a person’s personal sense of one’s own gender. Sometimes, gender identity can correlate with the sex they were assgined at birth (male or female) or sometimes their gender identity can differ from their assigned sex at birth.
How to Make Your Home a Safe Space
It can sometimes be tough to create a safe and fun space when new technology often presents many different kinds of dangers. These can very quickly take away from the safe space you’re trying to create. But there are plenty of simple, meaningful things we can do to create a warm, inviting safe space for our families and friends.
What Social Media is Doing to Your Child’s Body Image: A Therapist’s Perspective
If seemingly harmless social media content can have such an effect on a grown woman, how much more can it affect teenagers and kids whose brains are still developing?!
Common Questions Kids Ask About Sex (And How to Answer)
As you talk about sex to your children and answer these questions, remember to be frank, honest, and calm. Sex is an amazing, natural part of life and it’s normal for your children to be curious about it. Be positive to your children as you talk to them about sex, but also explain that it is their body and their choice
Why A Family Tech Detox is Just What the Doctor Ordered
With cellphones and tablets, however, something that used to be collective has become individualized–disconnected.
Sibling Rivalry: The Good, bad, and the In-between
We’ve all seen how technologies such as social media, video games, or excessive internet use can contribute to sibling rivalries. But as we spend time with each of our kids, help them to see their individual worth, and avoid comparing them to one another, we can help our kids get along better with each other, and create deeper connections within our family
The Most Dangerous Apps of 2022
We must understand that apps are created to entertain us for the purpose of making money for those who develop the app. They’re not created with the intent to uplift or protect our families and children.
Empower Your Child Today Through Positive Self-Talk and Affirmations
Parents, I implore you to print out these encouraging statements and place them somewhere you and your kids will frequently encounter them.
Simple and Amazing Strategies for Your Child’s Anxiety
Everyone feels some anxiety at one point or another and that is okay. Let your children know that you are a safe person, someone that they can always come and talk to.
6 Video Games You Won’t Hate as a Parent
Sometimes you just need a break. But that doesn’t mean there are only bad options out there to entertain and engage your child. There ARE a few video games out there that are fun, educational, and not a total waste of time.
5 Family-Saving Limits to Set With Screen Time
Do you find that your child is spending too much time with screens? Do they throw a tantrum when you try to get your phone back? Do they give you the stink eye when you shut off the TV? Do you wonder if your child is forming an addiction? It’s time to set some major limits!
Three Ways to Teach Our Kids Their Bodies Are Not Just for Looks
But even without social media, our kids are still exposed to many unhealthy voices and messages. These messages push their ideas onto our children about how their bodies should be shaped, used, and displayed.
Commonly Used Emojis That Every Parent Should Know
Finding messages containing many of these emojis on your kids’ phone or on their social media can be shocking
