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View ArticleIN THE NEWS: Give Grandma a Kiss!
Is it okay to force our kids to give relatives a hug or kiss? “Come on now – give Auntie Jane a kiss!” These words and similar are told to our children daily, upon meeting, visiting or otherwise...
View ArticlePTAN Retro Memory #7 – Mood Rings
How are you feeling today? In 1975, all it took to find out the answer to this question was a quick glance at a person’s ring finger. Like its ‘70’s counterpart the Pet Rock, “Mood Rings” burst onto...
View Article#7 – Around the World in Eight Months
When a life-changing loss occurred, Jennifer Powell took a long, hard look at her life. Realizing that tomorrow is never promised to us and all we have is today, she knew that the time was now to live...
View ArticlePTAN Retro Memory #8 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Remember Ferris Bueller’s (brilliant) Day Off? Ferris Bueller was every teen’s hero back in 1986, and his smooth yet deceptive style got him both the car and the girl, and not necessarily in that...
View ArticleParenting Then and Now Podcast #8 – Video Killed the Radio Star
Stewart Reynolds aka “Brittlestar” joins Sam to discuss kids, social media and how things have changed When Stewart Reynolds (aka “Brittlestar”) was a kid, he used to amuse himself by making radio...
View ArticlePTAN Retro Memory #9 – Video Stores
Before Netflix was the go-to digital destination for movies, there was this quaint thing called “The Video Store.” The Friday and Saturday night ritual for many of us included a trip to this...
View ArticlePTAN Podcast Episode 9: Free-Range Parenting in an Age of Fear
Free-Range Parenting in an Age of Fear She was crowned the unwanted title of “World’s Worst Mom” when she decided to let her nine-year-old son ride the New York subway alone back in 2008. And while...
View ArticlePTAN Episode #10: Can’t Parents Just Get a Break?
Listen to the full episode below! School Rules Have Made Parenting Really Hard… We’re all just trying to get by, aren’t we? Most of us – whether we’re parents of younger kids, older kids, or observers...
View ArticlePTAN Retro Memory #10 – Home Economics and Shop Classes
Should we bring back Home Economics and Shop classes to schools? Whatever happened to Home Economics and Shop classes? Once upon a time, they were the norm, not the exception, and kids came away from...
View ArticleTeens: If You Eat Tide Pods, Things Won’t End Well
Because eating detergent is never a good idea Teens are eating Tide Pods. And while this may sound like the beginning of a comedy skit, an entry into the Darwin awards or not something in the grasp of...
View ArticlePTAN Retro Memory #11 – Barbie
Ever wonder how Barbie came to be? She was the brainchild of an enterprising American mom who, in the late ’50’s, visited Germany and fell in love with a doll that was modeled after a real-life adult....
View ArticlePODCAST EPISODE #11 – Where Everybody Knows Your Name
“Where everybody knows your name” Raising kids in a rapidly changing world has always been a challenge, but perhaps not as much as it is today. At least that’s what comedian Charlie Demers is finding...
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