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    The ULTIMATE Gift to Give Your Kids!

    Yay, it’s Christmastime! I look forward to it all year long! I have a confession, though… While I love it, it kinda stresses me out! I get some anticipatory anxiety and start thinking about “what ifs.” What if I don’t get the online deal before it expires? What if I...

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    ZDNet: “Parents, have some peace of mind: this phone is safer for kids”

    The Gabb phone is quickly becoming known as the world’s “dumbest” smartphone. It lets you talk, text, and do a few extra functions. But the simplicity of it is just what parents are looking for! Read the full story here.

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    Parenting Tweens and Teens — Part 2: Emotional Connection and Balanced Parenting

    After I began studying psychology and human development in college, I remember giving my parents some critical feedback about their parenting. Their reply hit home. “We totally agree,” they said. “We could have done a lot better.” My parents essentially told me that they did the best they knew how,...

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    Worth: “Will a Phone Network Specifically for Kids Take Off? Palo Alto CEO Stephen Dalby is Betting on It”

    "When Dalby, a parent and former schoolteacher, couldn’t find a cell phone he felt comfortable giving his son for his first phone, he made one." Gabb Wireless Founder and CEO Stephen Dalby was interviewed recently by Worth Magazine. Read the article here.

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    Actions Speak Louder Than Words

    Growing up, we were greatly influenced by our parents’ examples, whether positive or negative. Because of this, we know our example influences our children’s choices and we see this when teaching them about the importance of hard work, being honest, or treating others with respect.  It’s the same thing for...

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    Social Media and FOMO: What the Fear of Missing Out is Doing to Your Family — Part 1

    Monday, 14 October, 2019

    Jen Ferguson

    Happy pictures capture happy moments, right? That seems like a simple concept. But why is it that the concept of...
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    Unplug for Fun!

    Thursday, 10 October, 2019

    Inger Erickson

    One of the most important things to do as a family is unplug! But unplugging should be more than having...
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    Phones Up, Empathy Down

    Wednesday, 9 October, 2019

    April Whiting

    Why empathy is on the decrease with our youth and what phones have to do with it Did you know...
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    8 ideas for creating family cell phone guidelines that rock! — Part 3 of 3

    Friday, 4 October, 2019

    Inger Erickson

    Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve covered six ideas for creating guidelines for our kids’ cell phones:  Make it...
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    8 ideas for creating family cell phone guidelines that rock! — Part 2 of 3

    Friday, 27 September, 2019

    Inger Erickson

    Last week, I posted three ideas on how to start talking about family cellphone guidelines, and this week I’ve got three...
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    8 ideas for creating family cell phone guidelines that rock! — Part 1 of 3

    Friday, 20 September, 2019

    Inger Erickson

    “One of the hardest things to do in this life is create a family plan that everyone agrees on.” Have...
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