access_time 2026-09-14T20:30:22.688Z face Yvonne Brooks
Building Resilience Instead of Anxiety Today’s children are growing up in a world filled with academic pressure. Today’s children are growing up in a world filled with academic pressure, social comparison, frightening news, family stress, and constant digital stimulation. As parents, our natural ins...
access_time 2026-09-08T02:22:00.306Z face Yvonne Brooks
Teaching Self-Control in a World of Instant Gratification Children are growing up in a world designed to deliver almost everything quickly. Entertainment begins with one click. Answers appear in seconds. Food can arrive at the door. Games offer immediate rewards, and social media provides a constant...
access_time 1788324300000 face Yvonne Brooks
Helping Children Understand Their Emotions Why Emotional Understanding Matters Children experience many emotions throughout the day—joy, sadness, excitement, disappointment, anger, fear, embarrassment, jealousy, and frustration. However, they are not born knowing how to identify, understand, and man...
access_time 2026-08-26T05:23:30.835Z face Yvonne Brooks
Why Every Family Needs a Digital Sabbath Technology can be a wonderful tool. Technology can be a wonderful tool. It helps families learn, communicate, create, work, and stay connected. But when screens are always present, they can quietly take attention away from rest, relationships, reflection, and...
access_time 2026-08-18T00:06:21.032Z face Yvonne Brooks
How to Reduce Screen Time Without Daily Battles Reducing screen time can feel like one of the hardest parenting challenges in today’s digital world. Reducing screen time can feel like one of the hardest parenting challenges in today’s digital world. When a parent says, “It’s time to turn it off,” ch...