17 Precious Gifts Your Kids Need from You to Thrive
Have you thought about what kind of gifts your kids need from you? As parents our most precious assets are our children, and yet so often out of our own needs and desires, we forget they are their own unique people. Our kids need us for their healthy emotional, mental, and physical growth. Parenting requires we find the balance between loving our children, disciplining them, guiding them, and allowing them the necessary freedom, confusion and suffering essential for their self-discovery. All children have some very basic needs, which when given in the correct manner, help them to develop the resiliency required for a strong sense of self. They don’t need…
Your Teens and the Harmful Effects of Social Media
Any web site that allows social interaction is considered a social media site, including social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Today, social media is a big part of many teens’ and even tweens’ lives. A 2018 Pew Research Center survey of nearly 750 13- to 17-year-olds found that 45% are online almost constantly, and 97% use a social media platform, such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or Snapchat. Therefore, it’s important that parents learn more about the harmful effects of social media so they can help their teens stay safe online. Such sites offer today’s youth a portal for entertainment and communication and have grown exponentially in recent…