Articles by: Robin Owens

Summer jobs for teens

Summer jobs for teens

Goods for Teens, Recommendations April 11, 2014 at 4:36 pm

Can you feel the heat? Spring Break is over, Summer is coming, and your teenager needs to make a plan about how to make the summer productive and avoid bum status. In lieu of summer studies, working, interning, or volunteering are great ways for your teen to mature and stayRead More

Finding a healthy balance: school and extracurricular activities

Finding a healthy balance: school and extracurricular activities

Health & Science March 21, 2014 at 11:11 am

Many of us structure our days by prioritizing so that we create a healthy balance among work, school, friends, family, exercise, sleep, etc. As adults, we have had a few more years of practice balancing our lives. Kids, however, have not quite learned how to structure their days to createRead More

Teens and Smartphone Social Apps

Teens and Smartphone Social Apps

Goods for Teens October 15, 2013 at 2:41 pm

After teaching a Geometry class for socially “plugged-in” ninth graders this summer and spending a few weekends with my smart-phone-using teenage brother, all I can think about is, “Which apps are they using?” and “Do they use their phones this much in school?” A survey conducted by The Pew ResearchRead More