Posted on January 25, 2016
Last week we shared some information about the possible health effects of mobile phone usage. This week we have more information specifically geared toward children. How often do your kids use a mobile device? Most kids today either have their own cell phone or tablet, or at least have access to one through their parents or siblings. It isn’t unusual for children as young as six to use these devices on a regular basis. Yet the technology was originally designed for…
Posted on January 12, 2016
Part 1 of 2. There are more than 6 billion cell phones and 8 billion wireless transmitting devices in use in the world every day. More than 50 billion are expected to join them in the future. We are constantly adding electronics to our lives, and there is no sign of slowing down. Use of mobile devices is on the rise for everything –from phone calls, shopping, and research to simply playing games and watching TV shows. This relatively new technology…
Posted on December 30, 2015
With the New Year’s arrival, I cannot help but anticipate with excitement the unfolding of 2016. One of the biggest gifts of personal growth I received in 2015 was observing the magic that happens when you “trust and surrender.” Honestly, I have never, ever made a New Year’s resolution. That’s just not my thing. Believe me, I’ve tried. At the end of 2014, from the day after Christmas through the entire month of January, I read more than 100 pieces…
Posted on December 24, 2015
We think of our kids’ needs before we think of our own. We fulfill our kids’ wants before we fulfill our own. We address our kids’ feelings before we address our own. And, in a heartbeat, our kids would do the same for us. In this beautiful ride together with our children, their love for us is just as selfless as ours for them. Their love is a reflection of our own. Here’s some tear-jerking proof of that: Happy…
Posted on December 21, 2015
In her book The Conscious Parent, Dr. Shefali Tsabary says, “When you parent, it is crucial you realize you aren’t raising a “mini me” but a spirit throbbing with its own signature. For this reason, it’s important to separate who you are from who each of your children is.” So true! We can all agree with that! How would we raise good citizens of the world if, with our children, we simply cloned ourselves—without strengthening what I like to call…
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