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Quality Time or Quantity Time with Your Kids?
14shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Earlier this month, the ABC network aired a special called “ScreenTime” hosted by Diane Sawyer. For six months, Sawyer and her team toured the U.S. talking to doctors, families, teachers and tech insiders in pursuit of answers to questions about how our smart phones are affecting us. What they…
Continue ReadingWhat We Can Learn About Leading Students from Instagram
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Angela is in the sixth grade. Her parents have chosen to not purchase a smart phone for her yet, because they see the anxiety social media platforms cause Angela’s peers. When my teammate Andrew McPeak asked her if she wishes she had a phone, her response was insightful. She…
Continue ReadingThree Ways to Relieve Teen Anxiety Today
58shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn The rise in anxiety, depression and panic attacks in our students today should give every one of us pause. It is astoundingly high. Anxiety and depression in high school kids have been on the rise since the early 2000s after several years of plateau. It is a reality that…
Continue ReadingWhy Today’s Athletes Are Lonely & What to Do About It
18shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I’m not sure what you think NBA players do between games, but my guess is, it’s wrong. Those young players are not merely signing autographs, attending parties in their honor and soaking up culture and society. According to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, many of them are lonely. In fact,…
Continue ReadingHow Generation Z is Changing the World of Dating
14shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Have you noticed? High school and college students from Generation Z are approaching “dating”…uh…differently. I just spoke to Sophia, a sophomore in high school. The last time she and I talked she was dating a guy named Conner. In our recent conversation I asked if they were still dating…
Continue ReadingFive Technology Rules Every Parent Must Follow
54shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Sonia Bokhari was an 8th grader when she joined the world of social media for the first time. She was excited, to say the least, to jump on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms her friends were already on. What she discovered made her feel betrayed. Upon setting up…
Continue ReadingHow to Prevent a Negative Social Media Impact
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Everyone reading this already knows about the negative impact social media has had on our students and our world. While social media apps are neutral in themselves, people have misused and abused those sites, fostering anxiety, depression, cyber-bullying and even suicide among preteens and teens. The good news is,…
Continue ReadingFour Dangerous Parenting Styles Today
61shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Just walk into any pre-school center and you’ll see that parents continue to evolve, even today in 2019. The variety of today’s parents is enormous. One teacher told me moms or dads will remain at the school until after the official start time, to make sure their child is…
Continue ReadingThree Big Reasons Generation Z is Poised to be Entrepreneurs
19shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Did you know that 77 percent of U.S. teenagers see themselves as future “entrepreneurs” and hope to be their own boss? Further, According to a Gallup Student Poll, 40% of students grades 5-12 plan to start their own business soon, while 24% are already learning how to start and run…
Continue ReadingHow Google Can Help Students Prepare for a Job
10shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I love the idea that one teacher allowed in her classroom that not only helped the students who were falling behind, but created an environment that looked more like working at a job, and less like a traditional classroom. I saw this idea posted on social media and it…
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