Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Technology vs. the Art of Conversation Increasingly we rely on technology, email, voicemail, Facebook, Snapchat, and texting to communicate with others. It is not uncommon for... Continue Reading
Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Is Using Your Phone Affecting Your Child and Family Life? Do you recall life before cell phones? The days when mothers and caregivers strolled with their young and talked to them on the way to... Continue Reading
Media Safety, Preteens & Teens When Should We Pull the Plug? Children & Media Joy, a mother of three, recently came to Parents Place because she thought her kids had a serious addiction … to their laptops, phones,... Continue Reading
Bullying Prevention, Media Safety, Parenting Skills How Do You Quiet the Buzz of Cyberbullying? “He is such a faxxx like i can’t belief his dum stupid shirt. what a xxxx fairy.” Has your child ever received a text like this?... Continue Reading
Media Safety, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Girls Raising Your Daughter with a Positive Body Image Poor body image is epidemic among girls and women in this country: 94% of women report having a negative body image and wanting to... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Toddlers Media & Young Children: What Parents Need to Know About Screen Time While children of all ages need guidance and parameters for healthy media use, young children in particular need limits on their media... Continue Reading