Search Results Parenting Exercise • Family • Health • Nature • Parenting Nov 14, 2024 On the Trail With My Kids: Book ExcerptThe following is an excerpt from the book On the Trail With My Kids: From the Ohio River to the Mighty Mississippi. Further information, including the synopsis, can be found […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology Jun 14, 2024 The Tide is Turning: Don’t Wait to Be Part of the Tech CountermovementFor well over a decade, you have heard me voice serious concerns about mobile devices in the hands of our youth. It has been clear that the risks have far […]...Read Full Article Health • Nature • Parenting Dec 11, 2023 On the Trail With My Kids – A River to River SummaryIt was almost four years ago on December 23, 2019 that my four oldest kids, Zach, Emma, Matthew, Noah, and I, took off on an unseasonably warm day with a […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology Nov 15, 2023 Don’t Let False Narratives Scare You in This Digital Age of ParentingRecently, I published an article regarding our decision to not allow phones, social media, or gaming consoles for our kids until midway during their senior year in high school. The […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology Oct 14, 2023 No Phones. No Social Media. Homecoming CourtIn August of 2020, our oldest (twins), Zach and Emma, began their freshman year. Two years later, their brother, Matthew, would join them in the high school ranks. Ever since […]...Read Full Article Parenting Mar 15, 2023 Eulogizing for LifeDanny stepped up to the pulpit. It had been just a little over a week since his mom, my aunt, had passed away from complications related to Alzheimer’s and cancer. […]...Read Full Article Health • Nature • Parenting Feb 15, 2023 Toward the TopWe had just left camp about 20 minutes prior, heading out on the trail at 7:20 AM. Will and I were alone on the road, as the others were well […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology May 10, 2022 Should Smartphones and Social Media Accounts Be Illegal for Minors?We are in the midst of a mental health crisis in this country, and this has been acknowledged by the highest offices in the land. Although there are many factors involved, a […]...Read Full Article Parenting Apr 18, 2022 The Adventurous World of Matching SocksIt is late Tuesday morning at the Parmer household. The older kids are off at school, while the younger ones are working on their lessons at home. Part of many […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology Mar 14, 2022 Don’t Be Afraid: We All Deserve to Know the Truth About TechOver the past decade or so, an inconvenient truth has begun to emerge on the tech landscape. Simply put, for all the alluring, positive options that tech has provided, there […]...Read Full Article More Articles All Articles