Think back to your driver’s education class (if you even had one) – how many times were you actually behind the wheel before your final test? I remember taking my final test right after a freak snowstorm – scary! Now think about how your own kids are going to learn to drive…will you teach them?…
So many people take part in some sort of social media these days – Facebook, Twitter, a family blog, Four Square. There are so many out there, it’s impossible to list all of them. The question is – is this phenomenon good for families by helping them stay in touch and communicating or is it…
It’s a tradition. A rite of passage. Your parents did it, so did you, so will your children. Unfortunately, in recent years, it has taken on a sinister connotation. I’m talking about the junior-senior prom. It’s the social event of the spring for high schoolers. But too often, proms are marred by tragedy. It’s an…
This story has been updated 6-17-2010 – please use this link to see the latest about SocialShield: http://familyfirst.com/socialshield-helps-protect-kids.html The web has been a continuing string of phenomena that captured rthe public’s interest and exploded. An online auction site called eBay appeared about ten years ago. So did a search engine called Yahoo!. A bit later,…
Today, we go somewhere VERY SCARY with our FamilyFirst pick. In fact, you may find it TERRIFYING! The site is PBS.org’s Inside the Teenage Brain. If you’re a parent of teenagers, or ever have been, you are probably baffled by the behavior of adolescents. Of course, teenage thinking wasn’t so mysterious when YOU were a…
Growing up in the new century will be just as hard, if not harder, than it was in the past one. The pressures that our young children face, both from family and friends, is tremendous. But with enough help, love, understanding, and resources, they will grow up to be the outstanding citizens we knew they…
When I was growing up in the 60’s, it was common for teenagers to tinker with their cars. You know, tune them up, adjust the timing, tweak the carbouretor, anything to get some extra horsepower. Then it was time to race, to see who was the best and the baddest. Well, those days are in…
One of the best series of books that I read while growing up was one called the 3 Investigators. It was associated with Alfred Hitchcock (his name was in the title). But they were stories that were very appropriate teenagers, and the mysteries were entertaining as well. Today’s website reminds me of those books. Called…
Growing up in the new century will be just as hard, if not harder, than it was in the past one. The pressures that our young children face, both from family and friends, is tremendous. But with enough help, love, understanding, and resources, they will grow up to be the outstanding citizens we knew they…
Yesterday our Family Site touched on babies. But babies grow up, and eventually they become teenagers. And, just like babies, they don’t come with owner’s manuals either. Until now. At least for teenage girls anyway. Today’s FamSite looks at a site that can help fathers to understand their teenage daughters. The site is called The…