America’s Lost Boys and Me
By Rob Henderson I suspect I’m the only student at Cambridge University who lived out of garbage bags as a child. Here’s why I didn’t live the life I was meant to. One of the most brilliant concepts I’ve come across in the past few years…
The World At Their Fingertips – Information Overload
Taking a stance on everything – 24/7 – The pressure to comment. With the globe in the palm of their hands, our young adults have access to anything and everything. They can know what’s going on at the border, the streets of New York City, to Palestine…
Coming Home For Christmas – The Art of Being Together Again
Our kids typically return to the home base for the holidays. These are exciting times for the family. The connection of siblings, grandparents, and parents happy to see their kids. It is important to keep in mind that kids and parents may be feeling different things. …
Avoid These 12 Mistakes When Your Teen Is Home For Thanksgiving
By Michelle Newman from Grown and Flown ~ It’s finally here. The long weekend you’ve had circled on your calendar and in your mind since summer. The three or four full days when your mama molecules will be at full charge once again from being…
Jim and Susan Knight Speak At The Family Collective
Click to watch Jim and Susan Knight spoke in part two of Calvary Churches Family Collective series. The topic was parenting in difficult times. Jim and Sue focus on helping parents move teens from innocence to independence by giving parents a lens to view the teenage world. Parents are reminded…
The Digital Deep Dive: What Are Its Effects?
Are there two realities? During the last few years, I have gotten a strange feeling every time I walk around campus at Pacifica. It is a new feeling. It feels as if everyone else is in a different world. They are physically present, walking to class, and gathering books. There…
Getting A Job Pays In More Ways Than One
With piano, club soccer, three AP classes, social life, Netflix, and sleep, what teen has time for a job? Sadly, more and more teens have no window for work. Their schedule is prohibitive. The last thing we should do is throw 10 hours a week cooking burgers at In-N…
Remote Learning: A Silver Lining?
On June 21, 2020, the Perfect Teen posted an article expressing the problems with remote learning. Today, after five months of COVID-19 we offer another perspective. Zoom. Google Meet. Canvas. Wi-Fi. Introductions. Goals. Story. What is the meaning of life…
Online Learning – Cutting Edge or Temporary Fix?
Without digital tools, the impact of Covid-19 on the formal education of our children would have been devastating. Within days, schools across the world moved from learning on campus to remote classrooms set up around the home. Students of all ages connected with their teachers and continued…
How Much Should We Talk? – Setting the Ground Rules for College
When Lindsey chose to attend college 20 minutes from home on the Westside of Los Angeles, we were thrilled. We were not opposed to her going away to college, and in fact, going out of state has many benefits. On the other hand, we were glad to avoid…