When famed soccer reporter Grant Wahl died suddenly during the World Cup earlier this month, his wife, physician Céline Gounder, told CBS News, “I want people to remember him as this kind, generous person.”
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The Right Way To Involve Your Child in Sports
Posted by Informed Families on December 22, 2022 at 5:32 PM
Topics: parenting, teenagers, sports, teens, social media, Family Table Time
Once each year, we take time to celebrate the people that make our lives meaningful: our families. Family life isn’t always what you’d find in a Hallmark movie, but at the bottom, the love and support we find there offer a sense of belonging and stability in our lives. Sociologists point out that families are critical for healthy development.
Topics: Family Day, parenting, teenagers, family bonding, teens, family dinner, Family Table Time
President's Message - August 2022
Over the years, it has been interesting to me that parents consistently think Informed Families is not talking to them but to some other family with problems. Denial is a trademark of addiction!
Topics: Family Day, President's Message, teenagers, Informed Families, teens, Family Table Time
One of the topics in this month’s popular and useful Family Table Time kit concerns the subject of patriotism.
Topics: Family Table Time
There’s an old joke about a young boy who wakes up Christmas morning and, instead of gifts under the tree, finds a pile of manure. Excitedly he begins shoveling through it, telling his bewildered parents, “There’s got to be a pony in here somewhere!”
Topics: positive parenting, Family Table Time
As we celebrate the various holidays clustered around this time of year, we can look around and see all the ways we’re lucky enough to have so much. Not only enough to survive—food, clothing, shelter—but enough to thrive.
Topics: family bonding, Family Table Time
If you’ve been following the news in the last few weeks, you’ve heard about the investigations into Facebook and Instagram, including their detrimental impact on pre-teens and teens.
Topics: Family Table Time
Do You Know What Your Child Is Doing Online?
Posted by Informed Families on June 23, 2021 at 3:12 PM
“Parents beware—Omegle might just as well be called “Pedophiles R Us,” warned one reviewer on Commonsensemedia.org. “I found out by chance that my (just) 14-year-old daughter has been using this site. Her conversations involve guys asking her for sex and to meet her in hotels for sex.”
Topics: Family Table Time
When children have a sense of purpose, it can help them make smarter choices when it comes to drug and alcohol use. One way to do this is to involve them in activities that let them feel they’re making a difference in the world.
Topics: Family Table Time
Topics: family dinner, Family Table Time, community