Technology

  • Five Love Languages: Quality Time

    Is the Quality Time Love Language your Child’s Love Language? We’ve been exploring the Five Love Languages of Children.  Understanding the Love Languages can revolutionize your parenting.  Filling your child’s love tank allows you to teach and discipline in a healthy manner.  Children who have full love tanks are healthy and more adjustable. The 5 love […]

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  • Bring Your Own Technology

    Update:  Two years ago I wrote this post about Bring Your Own Technology at our local school.  I was just informed that the entire school has banned this policy.  I doubt my letter was the what caused this change, but I’ll never regret that I sent it to our principal. I can only imagine the […]

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  • Parenting the Connected Generation

    Parenting the Connected Generation Are you Parenting the Connected Generation (children born after 2000 and growing up with technology)? I speak to moms daily who are concerned about the impact of technology on their child.  I often hear the following:  “Too much screen time and no green time” (outside time) or they’re totally caught up in social […]

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  • What Do Kids Need Today?

    What do Kids Need Today? I initially wrote this post as part of my “Annual Parenting Check-Up”, but I’ve referred to it over and over again just for the quote in the picture below. Knowledge is a commodity, we have access to all the world’s knowledge on our phones while driving70 mph down the highway. […]

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  • Family Computer Center

    Do you have a central location for your computer, laptop, or tablet?  When Staples contacted me (yes, me!) and offered us an Acer Chromebook, we knew we were ready to set up our Family’s Computer Center.  We’ve been researching the best ideas for having a internet-safe center. I’ll be honest, this whole computer things makes […]

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