The Minefield of Talking With Your Children About Sexting
Dread talking with teens about sexting? I get it, but this is a conversation worth having! There are serious potential emotional and...
Talk to Your Kids About Porn
Parents, this is a fantastic piece about a subject I repeatedly deal with in my ADOLESSONS work-- kids seeing porn before they have real...
Half of Teens Think They Spend Too Much Time on Their Phones
A new Pew Research Center survey of teens and parents found that 72% of teens sometimes or often check their phones first thing in the...
What Parents Should Do Instead of Worrying that Smartphones Will 'Destroy' Their Kids
Love this balanced piece about kids and tech. "Approaching all of our kids’ media experiences with an attitude of fear and guilt that we...
Porn Is Not the Worst Thing On Musical.ly.
This smart piece blows the lid off the misconception that kids with "private" accounts are somehow protected from the full range of...
What Teens Wish Their Parents Knew About Social Media
There is so much to gain from listening to teens. Check out this article for great insider info on social media-- from teens themselves...
The Sneaky Science Behind Your Kid's Tech Obsessions
Snapstreaks. Autoplay. Push notifications. Here's a great article from Common Sense Media about some of the tricks tech companies use to...
The Ugly Business of Beauty Apps: Internetting with Amanda Hess
Parents! This video is a great conversation starter about selfies, body image and BEAUTY APPS, which "make us question our worth, and...
How Technology Changes Teen Romance
I'm adding this to the Adolessons required reading list. This topic is so near and dear to my heart. We MUST start having more open...
Harvard Rescinds Acceptances for At Least Ten Students for Obscene Memes
Here's a "parenting in the digital age" conversation starter for you. Lot's to talk about re: responsible social media use.