Category: young adult

Most parents that I know have settled on an uneasy relationship between their children, social media, and digital media in general.  It doesn’t take deep reflection to understand that there are trade-offs to spending a lot of time staring at a screen:  less time reading, exercising, doing schoolwork, in-person time with friends (since when did… Continue reading What your kids (and you) should know about how to use social media wisely →

In the middle of a particularly hard week dealing with bad moods, messy rooms, late homework, and lost soccer jerseys, my wife and I realized that we needed a reset with our sons. They were, and are, terrific kids in so many ways. Fun, kind, active, and curious; they had been pretty easy to raise… Continue reading Teen wisdom manifesto →