The war in Ukraine is heartbreaking and has been at or near the top of the news for the last couple of weeks. There’s no way kids have missed the constant coverage, but they probably don’t understand what’s going on.

Topics: tips, parents

I recently participated in a debate on “Florida Voter Forum” over whether Florida should legalize recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and over. My opponent, Michael Minardi, campaign manager for Regulate Florida, is leading the push to pass HB 467, which would legalize marijuana for all adults.

Topics: President's Message

Two senators have introduced a bipartisan bill to give parents “easy-to-use” tools to help them keep their kids safer online. Introduced by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Kids Online Safety Act proposes to force online platforms to create ways parents and kids themselves can block harmful content and better control their feeds.

Topics: safety, online, internet safety

One of the topics in this month’s popular and useful Family Table Time kit concerns the subject of patriotism.

Topics: Family Table Time

All through the pandemic, parents and their children wanted nothing more than to return to normal life: regular in-person classes vs. Zoom learning, daily interactions with their friends.

Topics: stress, healthy kids

Feelings, Facts, and Fallacies

Don't miss how feelings trump facts in Brené Brown's TED talk!

Topics: President's Message

There’s something about the anonymity and ease of digital communications that often brings out the worst in people, including children.

Topics: Facebook, social media, cyberbully

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that:

Topics: prescription drug abuse, lock your meds, lock your meds pledge, parents, safety

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

It is with great sadness that I share this message, Mary Eaton died unexpectedly from a fall on New Year’s Day. As you know Mary was an angel among us, her smile lit up the room, and her good heart made us all want to be better people.

Topics: President's Message