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Developing Guidelines for Family Screen Time

Has your family been trying to figure out some rules to govern screen time? If so, you are not alone. Finding the correct formula for limiting the use of electronic devices in order to improve the quality of personal interactions and communication has become a priority for many families. What’s at stake is the limited and precious resource of our ...

Children, Cell Phones and Car Rides – 6 Suggestions for Establishing Cell Phone Limits and Connecting with your Teen

When I was a teenager I loved talking on the phone. Who didn’t? I remember sitting with the corded phone to my ear, watching my favorite soap opera, and talking with my best friend next door who was sitting with her corded phone, watching the same soap opera. I would spend hours in the evening talking with my friends, tying ...

Employees, Customers, Leadership & Social Media: Lessons from the #MarketBasket Debacle

The current Market Basket saga features product and customer shortages but there certainly is no lack of compelling story lines and business lessons here. The intricate melodrama of the Demoulas’ family feud, the emergence of a rank and file army supporting a fired CEO and the suspense concerning how and when all the complicated elements will be resolved have captured, ...

9 Tips for Successful and Safe Use of Social Media

The use of social networking sites has reached an all time high in the United States. Recent research from the Pew Internet Project suggests that more than 7 out of 10  American adults who use the internet also use at least one social networking site. There are many benefits to the increased connection and communication that social media and social ...