“If you’re like most, you will consult your phone about 80 times a day, or almost 2,400 times a month, resulting in about 30,000 times a year. It’s crazy, but it’s now front and center for many of us, and certainly for the “screenagers” who attend our schools. It has become our mailbox, TV, teacher, consultant, photo…
Category: Teens
Tips to Enrich Your Life
I am hesitant to repost this because I don’t think there is a checklist to simply to “be happy,” nor do I think that being happy is always the goal of life. However, I love this list of ideas to enrich your life. I would also add: 19) Play (not online)! 20) Do something with your…
Teen Anxiety at an All-Time High
It probably doesn’t surprise you to hear that teenagers are dealing with anxiety now more than ever before. The New York Times recently published an excellent article detailing this anxiety. Here’s an excerpt: “For many of these young people, the biggest single stressor is that they ‘never get to the point where they can say,…
“I Didn’t See Your Text”: a podcast
A second podcast from “Note to Self” featuring Esther Perel on how our phones have changed our relationships (and, not for the better). We can easily hide behind technology now (not responding to people..and, unfortunately, not committing). Be prepared to be challenged with this 15 minute listen!