Coaching the Coach
September 30, 2019Parents intervening in children’s team sports I officially became a “soccer mom” last year when my eight-year-old daughter joined her local soccer team. On a traveling soccer team, you witness many games besides your own and a variety of teams, and I’ve been shocked to witness parents shouting aggressively at coaches…and even other children. In
We Survived The First Year Of Jr/Sr High School…and you will too
July 31, 2019Last year as my twins finished sixth grade, my anxiety bubbled to the surface. All summer long, I worried about their impending transition to the junior/senior high school for seventh through twelfth graders. As August approached, my fears grew more intense as I thought of all the unanswered “what if” questions that rattled through my
Deciding If Your Tween or Teen Should Have a Cell Phone
January 31, 2019According to a 2016 Techcrunch article, the average age of a child then he/she first gets a smartphone is age 10.
Tips to Help Your Teen Deal With ADHD
January 31, 2019Michael is one of two million American teens diagnosed with ADHD.
Parenting the Video Game Fanatic
November 30, 2018My 13-year-old son has tried everything from baseball to cooking class—yet nothing holds his interest as much as video games.