Mentoring kids in a connected world – you don’t have to do it alone.

Mid-summer is a good time to do a little social media audit with yourself and with any kids in your house who use social apps. How are …

What does teen dating look like in the digital age? Kids are still falling in love, getting crushes, getting mad, getting even, etc. Some kids are meeting online, but lots are meeting the old-fashioned way, at school, through friends, etc. If your kid is dating in middle school, there is a good chance that by dating they mean texting.

Going on a roadtrip? Looking for altenratives to screentime? Need a show you can share with your kids or teens? This is far from comprehensive, but here’s my eclectic mix of great podcasts!

Should you be reading your teen’s texts? Most of the time, being in conversation with your kids will give you more insights: Mentoring over monitoring. If you do monitor, be sure you are doing it for the right reasons.

Kids deal with small conflicts every day – it’s part of growing up. But for today’s “always-on” digital natives, there are additional layers of complexity. Constant connectivity complicates their social sphere. Here’s how you can be a good mentor and teach conflict resolution to your own digital natives.

If you can empower your child build their contact list slowly and deliberately, this can help them to avoid overwhelm later on when they scroll through their contacts and don’t recognize half of them. Make sure your child  knows it’s fine to ignore requests from people she doesn’t know.