Grace-filled parenting in the chaos of the social network
Kim Fredrickson, M.S., is a marriage and family therapist in Roseville, California who teaches self-compassion as a fundamental way to reinforce our capacity to relate to others. Her new book, Give...
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Return to the Table of Contents: 2015 Spring Edition of Banana Moments Family Business Quarterly Photo: Sexting via Pro Juventute What distinguishes us and our children from murderers, criminals,...
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Welcome to the 2015 Spring edition of Banana Moments Family Business Quarterly. This edition features the book, Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter, by Cass Sunstein. I chose this...
View ArticleThree ways parents violate their child’s on-line privacy
Cyber Safety for Kids and Families with Joanna and Jodie on 103.9FM The Fish Family Morning Show Parents are very comfortable posting pictures of kids in their social media which means that there is...
View ArticleFive ways parenthood has been changed by cyber technology
Cyber Safety for Kids and Families with Joanna and Jodie on 103.9FM The Fish Family Morning Show Photo: gettingtexts via List25.com Cyber communication in the hands of every individual is a cultural...
View ArticleKids get a lot of fear & fakery in the social network: What do parents offer?
My two cents: Thoughts from an ancient cyber mom with a passion for the parent-child bond Last Saturday therapists, counselors and parents gathered to launch a movement to restore family as the “place...
View ArticleWhat is the internet teaching you & your child?
My two cents: Thoughts from a cyber mom with a passion for the parent-child bond If it is true that the brain believes everything you tell it, then it makes sense that the thoughts we choose become our...
View ArticleNew texting app for middle school kids doesn’t require a data plan: An iPod...
Cyber Safety For Kids and Families with Joanna and Jodie on 103.9FM The Fish Family Morning Show Photo: Wikipedia Heads up parents! There is a new free texting app called JOTT that appeals to middle...
View ArticleWise use of device tracking apps may require law enforcement
My two cents Joanna Jullien “Parental authority cannot be taken. It can only be lost when we surrender it.” Photo by: Christi Benz A recent headline about a Canadian teen, 18 years old, who was killed...
View ArticleHow to recognize & deal with smart phone addiction in your home
Cyber safety for families with Joanna and Jodie on 103.9FM The Fish Family Morning Show Photo: Christi Benz All innovation can be used for good or not good. This goes for matches, guns, prescription...
View ArticleThe politics of parenting: A personal matter on public display
July 2015 Monthly Round Up Parenting is an intensely personal endeavor on public display. Photo: You by Subharnab Majumdar vi Flickr A recent post by a mom on Yahoo Parenting expressed dismay about...
View ArticleThe gift of your faith promotes spiritual resilience for your child
My two cents Father Phil Massetti, St. Joseph Marello Catholic Church in Granite Bay, Ca. This evening, Fr. Phil Massetti, Pastor at St. Joseph Marello Catholic Church in Granite Bay, convened a...
View ArticleHow to synch up with your child’s on-line experiences
Cyber Safety for Families with Joanna and Jodie on 103.9FM The Fish Family Morning Show Photo: Common Sense Media Modern youth are relying upon multiple channels of cyber communication to stay...
View ArticleTeach your child to make smart internet browser choices
My two cents One of the things we can teach our children is to be discerning about which apps to use and why. This includes your choice of browser. Recently Windows 10 was released and Microsoft is...
View ArticleHelp your child know the difference between stranger-danger and on-line...
My two cents (Reprint from my Sacramento Cyber Safety Examiner Column) A Pew Research report on teens and on-line technology found that the teens today are integrating their cyber social realm and...
View ArticleWhy your cyber-powered child needs you to have faith
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn, instructor at California State University, Sacramento, is the founder of MetaHab. (This article is a reprint from my Sacramento Cyber Safety Examiner column on Examiner.com)...
View ArticleHow to prepare your child for the cyberbully: 3 things parents must decide
This is how I like to think that Jesus’ would reply to a cyberbully: Encourage your child to meditate on this thought. (This article is reprint from my Sacramento Cyber Safety Examiner column on...
View ArticleDefining self-worth in the social network
2015 October Monthly Round up Oct 3, 2015 symposium on teaching tech-savvy kids to know their worth is more than sex and money. Carmichael, CA Monday night CNN aired a special feature called “Being 13”...
View ArticleSimple steps to teach your child to be cyber-safe with texting and social media
Cyber Safety for Families with Joanna and Jodie on 103.9FM The Fish Family Morning Show Parenting and growing up is complicated by internet connectivity. Kids are equipped with devices as young as...
View ArticleSocial media etiquette for teens
Cyber Safety for Families with Joanna and Jodie on 103.9FM The Fish Family Morning Show Composite photo via: Photo via: www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/ The most important thing parents can teach...
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