How to Change Your Wallpaper
October 29, 2021
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Everyone loves a good wallpaper. Wallpapers help make your device uniquely yours. Some might like having an inspirational or spiritual quote they can see every time they open their phone. Others like having their loved ones as their lock screen. If you’re like…
Want Better Connection With Your Kids? Quit Fearing Their Mistakes
October 28, 2021
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It’s normal, wanting our kids to make good choices. We want them to do well in school, hangout with good friends, and spend their time wisely. Is it really that hard to drink more water and less soda? Well, that’s a tough one…
Telling water not to get wet…
October 28, 2021
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“Telling a mother not to worry about her child is like telling water not to get wet.” -Unknown COVID-19, grades, illness, friends, teens driving, technology, drugs, anxiety, depression, social media, eating disorders, bullying...and on and on and on. Parenting is so intense in…
The Dangers of Online Chat Rooms and Message Boards
October 27, 2021
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For starters, this isn’t going to be a cheery topic. It starts with the general dangers of online chat rooms, ranging from sexually explicit content to pedophiles and predators. It ends with a warning about the very real risk of suicide information spread…
A Phone to Fit Your Life: Flexible Schedules on Troomi Phones
October 26, 2021
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For most of us, our weekend schedule looks very different from our weekday schedule, and the same applies to our kids—even during the summer, right? Setting schedules and routines is an important part of helping our kids learn responsibility, not to mention the…
Why Sleep, Exercise and Nutrition are so Important for Teens
October 25, 2021
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Who knew raising happy, well-adjusted teenagers could be so tricky? No matter who they are or what experiences they face, they still must learn to navigate physical and emotional changes, added responsibility, and social stressors, both inside and outside the family. For that…
Eight Halloween Themed Movies the Whole Family Will Enjoy
October 22, 2021
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Happy fall and happy October! The leaves are changing colors, pumpkin patches are opening their gates, and neighborhoods are covered in fake cobwebs and other spooky decorations. It’s officially the best time of year (in my opinion): it’s Halloween. Halloween was one of…
The Top 3 Fears Children have and the Counter-Intuitive Methods to Overcome them
October 21, 2021
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past year and a half, it’s that there’s a lot of anxiety and fear in our world. While it may seem like a simple deduction that the pandemic has created more anxiety, I would suggest that…