Age - Tweens, Age - Teens, Tech and Parenting
Dana Hirt
Mentoring -- not Monitoring -- Best Approach ...

Raising digital natives requires parents to mentor their children on their journey to becoming good and safe digital citizens. Get my top resource recommendations and consider questions designed to help you develop an approach that reflects your values and intention.

Mentoring -- not Monitoring -- Best Approach for Parenting Digital Natives
Age - Teens, Age - Toddlers, Age - Tweens, back-to-school, Intentional Parenting, resilience, Teaching Resilience
Dana Hirt
Three 'Must-Dos' To Help Kids Cope With Violent ...

Here’s one thing you can rely on: Your kids will be exposed to an uncontrollable media assault on multiple platforms, as well as information – and misinformation – from friends and schoolmates.

As concerned and hungry for information as we, ourselves, may be, our job as parents in the face of this type of crisis is threefold:

·      Control your kids’ environment

·      Share only age-appropriate information

·      Don’t answer questions they haven’t asked

Three 'Must-Dos' To Help Kids Cope With Violent Events
Intentional Parenting, Tech and Parenting
Dana Hirt
4 Keys to Intentional Millennial Parenting

An intentional millenial parent is an empowered one. The four keys to becoming an empowered parent can be found here.

4 Keys to Intentional Millennial Parenting

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Kids’ Needs Supersede Parents’ During and After Divorce

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Kids’ Needs Supersede Parents’ During and After Divorce

The magnitude of the impact of divorce on children is well documented.  Not only do kids often believe (and internalize) that they are the reason their parents are divorcing, but they also worry that if parents can stop loving each other…then mommy and daddy might stop loving them too.

Try to imagine the emotional minefield kids must navigate, given they have zero control and even less emotional resources and reasoning skills. Uncertainty and even fear can be present for kids – especially during the first year or so as everyone adjusts to the new family reality.

That’s precisely why divorcing parents need to agree to prioritize the needs and best interests of the children. As divorcing parents, we need to be constantly aware of how our decisions will affect our children. While it’s impossible to shield children entirely from the impact, it is possible to minimize it by avoiding certain pitfalls and following good parenting practices.