Resolving Teen Phone Addiction
Pride and humor are reactions by parents and onlookers to a toddler who can scroll through and change websites on an iPad without any guidance. At the age of eight, […]
Vitamin N: Kids and the Need for Nature!
Once upon a time, kids and dirt and exploration went hand-in-hand. The image almost sounds like a familiar fairy tale. City and country children had one commonality; they both preferred […]
Puberty and Conversations
“She’s five and in kindergarten. It’s too early to mention it. I’ll wait until she’s a little older.” Before parents think their daughter doesn’t know about the very questions they […]
Online Predators and Groomers: Who is Talking to My Child?
When children clamor to get their hands on their parents’ cell phones, iPads, and laptops, they are associating technology with fun! Beside games, videos, and school experiences, the Internet is […]
The View from My Section – A Father’s Perspective
Atlanta, July 27, 1996 With the absence of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, this month (postponed to begin July 23rd, 2021, due to the coronavirus), I was […]
Silver Linings in the “Now Normal”
BY KODIA BYERS, A MEMBER OF THE TMOM TEAM It was a warm, peaceful morning in late August, 2019—you know, those mornings when the season is slowly changing from summertime […]
It’s A Grand Life – For the Love of a Pet
Growing up, my sister and I had a number of pets. Our first was a parakeet—which really belonged to my sister, as I was a toddler when she got him. […]
The View from My Section – A Father’s Perspective A Letter to My Graduate
After performing very well in your on-line education for weeks, I learned that the school board had decided to let the high school Senior Class of 2020 finish their schooling […]
It’s A Grand Life – “June Is Busting Out All Over”
“June is Busting Out All Over” is a song from an old movie but is also appropriate for my article’s title. After months of being told to stay in and […]
The Slightly Lopsided Seesaw
BY TMOM GUEST BLOGGER HILLARY ZAKEN Dear working parent, I see you. I see you juggling work and childcare, and self-care and your home and your chores and your relationship […]