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Raising Gritty Kids in a Soft World

Raising children with resilience and respect in today’s fast-paced world can feel like swimming upstream. Screens offer instant gratification. Chores are often met with resistance. Kids are at risk…

Internet Validation and Youth Well-Being

Is your phone a mirror reflecting who you are, or a scoreboard of how many people approve of you? Online validation has a complex effect on well-being, providing both benefits and significant risks…

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The Role of Outdoor Experiences in Adolescent Development

Parents often find their adolescents glued to screens, immersed in virtual experiences rather than venturing into the great outdoors. The average child spends five to eight hours per day in front of…

Protect our Children: Online Safety

The North Carolina Attorney General has declared a youth mental health crisis due to the increase in depression, anxiety, and suicide in NC youths. In response, he started a series, Protecting the…

Protect Our Children: Safe Gun Storage

The surgeon general of NC has declared a youth mental health crisis due to the increase in depression, anxiety, and suicide in NC youths. Back in October, I listened to Baker Burleson share the…

Cell Phone Use & Well-being; Young Children — Screen use may decrease a young child's ability to self-soothe.

Cell Phone Use and Well-Being

Imagine standing in line at the grocery store waiting to check out. The parent in front of you has a toddler in her cart begging for a treat from the impulse shelves. The parent desperately loads the…