Teens and tech and all the things It’s hard to know, isn’t it, just how big of a social experiment we are setting up our teenagers for with this whole social media + smartphones + constant digital immersion situation, amiright? Is this the time bomb sensationalists are declaring it to be? Is it a passing fad? If only we could know. It would be amazing to have a clear-cut answer to the question of plummeting mental health and teenagers. The water is murky, at best, and hon
Do you feel as though you and your teen are from different planets, speaking different languages and your responses rarely if ever align? Ever wonder why you can be ever-so-efficient and your child is oh-so-not? Listen, it isn't you, and also there is nothing wrong with your teenager. Most likely their bizarre-to-you response — or lack there of — is due to the completely normal and expected developmental processes of their executive function (read: brain development). Le