Recently, Pew Research Center released findings from a Fall of 2023 study with important stats that can help inform our parenting and spark essential conversations with our youth.  The survey gathered responses from 1,435 teenagers aged 13 to 17 and their parents. Today, I’ll concentrate solely on the teenagers’ responses, but in a future blog, … More Solving Smartphone Problems our Teens are Reporting

Dr. Delaney Ruston – Some months ago, I got back into therapy, and I remember the first day back, the therapist asked me, “Do you do a self-compassion practice?”  I remember the moment because I had one of those little head-scratching kind of moments. I answered something like,  “Gosh, I do not, and I don’t … More The Power of Self-Compassion: A Strategy for Smoother Parenting