By Janeen Lewis STEAM (Science, Technology Engineering, Arts and Math) has grown in popularity in recent years as a way to educate children for the 21st Century. STEAM programs have been adopted in many schools, and the future will include STEAM-related jobs. Foster a love of STEAM at home with…
By Kimberly Blaker | Contributor If there’s anything synonymous with adolescence, spending hours on end on the phone certainly tops the list. Of course, this behavior isn’t unique to today’s teens. Think back to your teen years. Remember those carefree days of conversing with your friends about such vital matters…
By Cheryl Maguire If your teen was lucky enough to get an Echo or Echo Dot you may be wondering, “What the heck do I do with this thing?” My twin teens each got one last year, so I’ve had some time to get to know “Alexa.” The Echo is…
By Sandi Schwartz | Contributor How did we get to a point in which our method of communication has gotten progressively shorter and shorter over time? The other day on Twitter there was a hashtag asking people to tell a story in three words. Just. Three. Words. When we are limited…
Shop Texas Electricity announced their 2021 Scholarship Award Program applications are open for high school students seeking to pursue a higher education program. The scholarship will award $1000 to two deserving current high school seniors planning to attend an accredited college degree program in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)…
By Sandi Schwartz Although we are currently hearing a great deal about the opioid crisis in America, teen drug use is actually declining overall. A new study called Monitoring the Future by the National Institute on Drug Abuse indicates that teens are using fewer illicit drugs (other than marijuana) than…
By Steve Longo | Contributor To say the least, 2020 was certainly “different,” and we are hopeful that 2021 can present a much-improved atmosphere for interpersonal communication. Over the past 10 months we witnessed ZOOM (and others like it) replace good old-fashioned face-to-face communication. More and more of our Student-Clients…
By Alice Ann Holland, Ph.D., ABPP | Contributor The internet and digital technology have made our world more connected than ever before, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have developed a new appreciation for how important that technology is. Online school, virtual meetings, and easy access to news updates have…
No action on a home surveillance camera means all’s well while you’re away by Karen Brodsky | Staff Writer Now trending in your neighborhood: the installation of indoor and outdoor security cameras to keep your family safe and deter crime. With more dual income families, the need for a means…