154: How to Teach Your Teen to Use Social Media Safely // Chelsea Brown

11/02/2020 | 2

As parents, we often feel a lot of fear around the topics of social media and smartphones for our children. For that reason, our instinct may be to pull away from it altogether or do our best to forbid our kids from using it. But today’s guest, who is a computer and technology expert, has…

139: 3 Steps to Finding a Happy Balance with Social Media

07/20/2020 | 0

Do you worry about your social media usage and how it might be affecting your kids? If so, you’re not alone. Most mothers I know struggle to find a balance between being present in their everyday lives and engaging with media that they value online. I struggle with this balance every day, particularly since I…

100: How to Talk to Your Kids About Pornography // Dina Alexander from Educate and Empower Kids

09/23/2019 | 2

Today is the second in our series of episodes titled “You Are Your Child’s Most Important Teacher.”  Dina Alexander is a mother of three teenagers and the founder of Educate and Empower Kids, which is an incredible resource for those “difficult conversations” we all need and want to have with our kids, but we’re just…

089: When Should I Give My Teen a Cell Phone? // Andrea Davis of Better Screen Time

07/08/2019 | 0

When I was a senior in high school, my parents got me my first cell phone so I could touch base with them if I was at after school activities or out with friends. This was not a big decision for them. My simple phone was harmless– it did not have the internet or even…

041: How to Really See your Children and Help them See You // Part 2 with Dr. Katie Penry, LCP

07/30/2018 | 2

She’s back!! In April, Dr. Katie Penry taught us “how to stop looking at our phones so much–and why it matters.” Now she is back on the show to teach us the next step in this process. Listen in as this licensed clinical psychologist, who is also a mother of two children, teaches us very…