teens

What I’m Doing About My Teenager’s Screen Time Addiction

My 16-year-old daughter’s therapist recently had yet another come-to-Jesus talk with my husband and me. Don’t get me wrong, it was awesome. They are always awesome. But there’s always some regret and a little shame that I feel getting told I need to make changes. Like, why didn’t I do things differently in the first […]

Advice for Parenting Teen Girls: Untangled

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, Ph.D. is a book that will give parents of teen girls hope, encouragement, and new parenting strategies. I’m recommending it to you if you are a parent of a teenage girl. The book is dense with stories and helpful advice based on Damour’s knowledge […]

Got Plugged-In Kids? You Better Read This

Even if your kids aren’t old enough to be plugged in, their friends might be and they will be eventually. Now is the time to influence their thinking, behavior and choices about technology and sex, says a new book, Parenting Plugged-In Teens: Becoming Their GPS in a Cyber-Sexual World by Elizabeth L. Clark, LPC. My kids aren’t plugged-in […]