A few weeks ago, during a conversation about the ways in which technology has infiltrated our lives, someone suggested that I watch a particular episode of Black Mirror, the Netflix series that is billed as the updated version of The Twilight Zone. In the episode, a mom, frightened when her preschool daughter wanders off from…
BedJet Cooling Solution Brings Sleep To Another Level
You can buy this for your partner for the holidays, but it's really a gift for both of you (and your relationship). How frequently do you argue over the temperature in the bedroom? I'm always freezing when I get into bed and my husband is always hot. Well, if this sounds familiar, then BedJet is…
3 Ways to Spoil Yourself This Holiday Season
The holidays are a great time to show all the people in your life how important they are. We spend tons of time shopping for gifts to express to others how much they mean to us. But something I’ve learned over the past few years is that I’m important too.
Teaching my Daughters to be Upstanders on Social Media
In partnership with the Forward Influence Network, this post is sponsored by Google. Online predators. Inappropriate content. Exposure to adult themes. Bullying. These are the cornerstones of fear I carry as a mother as my children get closer to entering the world of social media. I can let that fear guide me or I can…
Five Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Child’s Engagement With Tech
When I started to write this article I thought about safety; all of the important things you need to know about how to keep your children safe in this digital age; how to protect from negativity, etc, etc. Then I thought, NO! We need to think about how we as parents engage with our kids…
‘Digital Heroin’ and Kids: A Problem With Manageable Solutions
The Problem: Sitting on my friend’s porch this past weekend, I was thrilled my kids (ages 3.5 and 5) were playing outside soaking it up with a group of new kids. Since mine were the youngest of the bunch, I kept a safe distance until I saw a commotion. When I walked over to see…
Smartphones and Kids: Worth the Wait
I grew up in the technology boom, fascinated by all the latest and greatest things from accessible cell phones to Friendster (totally dating myself) – and have loved every second of it. My personal and professional lives have been forever changed by the evolution of technology, and I’m thrilled that my kids will have access…
Three Tips To Help Tame Our Kids Tech
Get this: U.S. teenagers now spend a whopping NINE HOURS A DAY using media. That’s more time than most spend sleeping, learning, or hanging out with us. The nine hours includes watching TV, videos and movies, playing video games, listening to music, and checking social media. New research shows that some 13 year olds check…
Ways To Use A Tablet As A Family Hub
This post is in partnership with Huawei and written by Jen Rattie. As our kids have grown older, managing their schedules plus our own has been challenging for my husband and I. We have tried many ways to organize all our activities – post-it notes, wall calendars and even a family organizer binder. None of…
10 Reasons To Spend Less Time On Facebook
You log into Facebook just to check what friends and family are up to and if they’ve posted any new photos. It doesn’t take long before an hour or more has passed where you are clicking on photos and articles, liking posts, and commenting. How many times in a day or week do you find…