We are our teens biggest role models. We shape their behavior and how they interact with their environment. (Desiree Panlilio). The best thing parents can do to minimize the risks associated with technology is to curtail their own consumption first. It’s up to...
We all make mistakes. But social media can frame those mistakes and display them infinitely.(Unknown). The landscape of social media is ever-changing, especially among teens who are on the leading edge of this space. We have all asked our teens how an app works or how...
Don’t say anything online that you wouldn’t want plastered on a billboard in Time Square with your face on it. (Desiree Panlilio). That was my go-to saying with my teens. Reading the quote it seems rather dramatic, but is it? Today teens will screen-shot what one teen...
A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.(Douglas Pagels) As parents we want our teen to have friends, to have someone to go to the game with or to hang out with and watch movies. However, as a parent we also want our...
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. (Walter Winchell) Our teens are likely to experience friendship shifts. Changing friendships is a normal part of teens growing up, particularly as they change from middle to high school...
It takes a long time to grow an old friend. (John Leonard) We all want our teen to have friends, but can we be too involved? Can we be trying too hard to manage our teen’s friendships and who they are friends with? Here are a few thoughts on teen friendship and how we...
