Erin Vogel, PhDSep 28, 20213 min readSmoking on Snapchat? What Teens See on Social Media and How to Talk About itErin A. Vogel, PhD University of Southern California Imagine you’re a teenager scrolling through Instagram and you see your classmates at...
Charlene Margot, MAOct 31, 20205 min readMy Mom Loved to Play, and Here’s Why You Should Tooby Charlene Margot ---And why we still miss her so much, even after 46 years. Charlene and Virginia Scholtes, c. 1960 My mother was an...
Adina GlickmanJul 18, 20204 min read3 Ways Parent Can Help Their Overwhelmed (College) StudentWRITTEN BY Adina Glickman: Academic Coaching. She ran Stanford’s academic coaching program for 15 years.
Bev Hartman, M.A.May 31, 20204 min readTelling Family Stories MattersBev Hartman, M.A. Once upon a time... If you don’t recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20205 min readWhat “Quaranteengers” Can Teach UsCharlene Margot, M.A. Many tweens and teens are responding to shelter-in-place with creativity, resilience, and optimism for the future....
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20205 min readSelf-Compassion is Not Just for Everybody ElseCharlene Margot, M.A. Remember to extend the same kindness to yourself as you would to your kids, family, friends, and colleagues. Photo...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20203 min readTwo and Two is ThreeCharlene Margot, M.A. And other life lessons my mother taught me (applicable to COVID-19) While the tag line above gives credit to my...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20203 min readWhat is “Shelter-in-Place” Parenting?Charlene Margot, M.A. And how will Silicon Valley families adjust to life under the coronavirus quarantine? Unless you’ve been under a...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20204 min readHow is My Newborn Going to College?Charlene Margot, M.A. One minute they’re born, and a few minutes later you’re waving goodbye. Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash I...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20204 min readHurried Children Have No Place to GoCharlene Margot, M.A. From the beginning of time, we’ve tried to rush our kids…but to what end? Photo by Oleg Larkin on Unsplash. While...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20204 min readMake Sure Your Child Has a Handful of PebblesCharlene Margot, M.A. Play may be a child’s work, but teenagers need time to explore as well In an incredible stroke of luck, I landed my...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20203 min readHelicopter Parenting is a LuxuryCharlene Margot, M.A. Losing my mom as a teenager changed the way I raised my kids Photo by Ian Baldwin on Unsplash I don’t remember much...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20202 min readWhen Your Kids Start Giving You AdviceCharlene Margot, M.A. If you’ve raised your children well, there comes a moment when they start giving you advice. Not just the “you...
Bev Hartman, M.A.May 31, 20205 min readAIM for Better CommunicationBev Hartman, M.A. Why Attention, Intention, and Message can improve the quality of interactions--- On our journey, there will be gaps...
Charlene Margot, MAMay 31, 20203 min readWhy Are We Hurrying Our Kids?Charlene Margot, M.A. “The concept of childhood, so vital to the traditional American way of life, is threatened with extinction in the...