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Lance Armstong, A Kid’s Fallen Hero

The Tragic Suicide of Amanda Todd

Sir Ken Robinson Ignoring Waist-Down Teaching

Sir Ken Robinson, Education Thought Leader Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation claims in his 2006 TED Talk that creativity is as important as literacy and declared “Schools Kill Creativity.” “Education goes deep with people, like religion and money because we have a huge vested interest [...]

September 29, 2012

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How Do Kids Succeed

How do kids succeed? Kids succeed or fail purely on their academic ability – that has been the notion for many years. Maclean’s journalist Brian Bethune reveals that for the last 25 years, the American education reform movement has been relentlessly searching for education’s equal opportunity so that kids succeed regardless of their heritage or [...]

September 11, 2012

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Mental Health Crisis in Kids Today

Maclean's Magazine cover The Broken Generation

Mental Health Crisis in Kids on Campus The mental health crisis in kids today is a frightening phenomenon across North American campuses. According to a Maclean’s magazine cover story, Sept. 10, 2012 entitled, “The Broken Generation” by Kate Lunau, after the death of 6 students to suicide in 2010, David J. Skorton, president of Cornnell [...]

September 5, 2012

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91 years of Back to School Experience

This Man has 91 years Experience of Back 2 School Experience For many families with school-age children, September is the real beginning of the new year. Kids start a new grade full of hopes and dreams and aspirations. Mark Hobbins’ webinar “The Best School Year Ever!” promises helpful hints and ideas on making this the [...]

August 13, 2012

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Tired of Being a Nag Hag?

Nag Hag be Gone. Don't Just Talk, Be Heard.

Nag Hag be Gone Would you like your Nag Hag to just be gone? Do you wonder how you got here? How did you turn into this Nag Hag? Do you look at yourself in the mirror and question what happened to that fun lovin’ gal who made folks laugh and was the life of [...]

August 13, 2012

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Are We Raising A Nation of Wimpy Kids?

Parents Efforts to Build Self-Esteem are yielding Wimpy Kids Much of the methodology parents employ to prepare their children for adult life paradoxically leaves them dependent and in need of training wheels well into their 20’s and 30’s. We’re raising wimpy kids A child was designed to have a parent, and while it is important [...]

August 9, 2012

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Social Media and Kids with Anxiety

Social Media Linked to Teen Depression and Anxiety

Social Media and Kids and The Bogeyman Some people think that family ties will bind, however your DNA ties and the strategies your parents gave you aren’t strong enough to hold together when the seduction of social media beckons – and the unintended consequences for our children can be very serious. There’s a new Bogeyman [...]

August 8, 2012

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INFOGRAPHIC Depressed Teens and The Digital Playground

Social Media & Kids, Supervising the Digital Playground

This week you received more information on your smartphone than your grandparents did in their lifetime. Dr. Jared Balmer has said that, “a cell phone is more damaging than a driver’s license – the boundaries are far more difficult to chart!”. So how do we Supervise the Digital Playground? We must first begin by connecting [...]

August 6, 2012

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A Bad Mannered Teen delivers Public Apology on Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines participates ina a Teachingt Moment

Southwest Airline delivers great teaching moment Mac Breedlove, an Austin teen gets a great lesson in humility by his lacrosse coach aboard a Southwest Airlines flight for jumping the boarding line to be seated with his teammates. How do you raise responsible kids? Grab great teaching moments like Mac Breedlove’s lacrosse coach did with the [...]

July 24, 2012

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The Effects of Social Media on Kids

Join the FREE Webinar The FamilyIQ Webinar, held on Wednesday, July 25th at 6:00pm PST, will featured Dr. Jared Balmer, who presented “Effects of Social Media on Youth.” You definitely do not want to miss this presentation! Dr. Jared Balmer showed the latest research about Social Media and its influence on us and our children. [...]

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