Search Results technology 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 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 Faith • Health May 16, 2023 Taking a Whole Approach in Preventing BurnoutAs the pace of our world and our lives continues to quicken, and the demands often seem endless, many of us are at a constant risk of emotional, social, physical, […]...Read Full Article Technology Nov 15, 2022 Progress of a Different Kind“I am not sure it’s worth it.” Zach, my 15-year-old son, and I were standing on the side porch that we had just completed. The project had originally started the […]...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 • 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 Parenting • Technology Nov 15, 2021 Just When is Enough Enough? It’s Time for Parents to Reclaim Their Kids from TechAs the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, there has been another type of scourge growing for years, this one involving the effects of media and technology on […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Health • Technology Mar 15, 2021 For You, It Is Freedom That We WantThe issue of youth and technology is one of the most important, and difficult matters facing our world today. I have written and spoken extensively about this topic, and the […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology May 8, 2020 Would Somebody Please Get Our Teens an Alarm Clock?I am sitting in my office across from her. Her mother is sitting to my right. Seconds earlier, in a casual way, I had posed the question. As I waited […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology Oct 15, 2019 Connection is Not the Ultimate Goal; Social-Emotional Health IsRecently one of our friends attended a presentation on the topic of youth and technology. Among many points, the presenter indicated that given most teens have phones (and this isn’t […]...Read Full Article More Articles All Articles