From looking at a friend’s Instagram account, I thought her daughter was having the best high school experience. Yesterday, my friend told me her daughter hates high school. The conversation made me think about the…
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We Are ALL Parkland Parents
With tears rolling down her face, Lori Alhadeff looked into the CNN camera, screamed into a microphone and begged President Trump to do something about the nation’s deadly gun epidemic. As she shouted, “President Trump,…
You’re wearing WHAT to prom? Not happening
One of my friend’s called me today, asking me to mediate an argument. She is fighting with her daughter over her prom dress. Her daughter wants to wear a red, super-sexy dress that costs $800….
Social Media: Deathtrap for teens?
I recently reviewed a book called The Boss of Me…is Me and was impressed, horrified, scared out of my wits and grateful to the authors all at the same time. The authors have written an eye-opening…
A Teen’s Perspective: What Your Teen Is Doing On Social Media
Today, fellow parents, we are extremely fortunate. A teen is going to give us some insight into how we can keep up with our teens on social media. She has lots of great suggestions for…
Teens don’t want their parents on social media
Driving some teens to the beach last week, I listened in on a conversation going on in the back seat about a new social media platform called Houseparty. My son, Garret, and his friends…
When an Instagram post makes your teen feel excluded
The morning after Halloween, my friend’s daughter woke up and checked Instagram (part of most teens morning routine). She saw in a post that three of her friends had gone trick-or-treating together…
We’re on ABC Nightline!
Are you worried about what your teen daughter is doing on social media? Raising Teens blogger Raquel Alderman and her daughter Olivia tackle the topic on ABC Nightline! This topic gives parents lots to think…
Are group chats the new digital cliques?
A few months ago, my son Garret, a high school freshman, got a new iPhone. He set it up right away and joined a few groups chats. By the next morning, he had 400 text messages….
Does taking away your teens cellphone really work as punishment?
My daughter’s friend Tina recently got her phone taken away for lying to her mom and dad. When I asked her why, she said that she was driving a golf cart and accidentally hit her brother’s…