texting Archive

  • I Missed the Sweet Spot

    Sigh.   I’ve been so anxious for my kids to get older, I forgot to enjoy what I’m now realizing was the sweet spot.   The sweet spot occurs between the years of 6 and 11, give or take a year or two depending on […]

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  • Teens and Social Media

    I have a 14-year-old daughter, so I have many opportunities to think about teens, texting, and Facebook. We got her a cell phone between 6th and 7th grade. She had been claiming throughout 6th grade that she was the “only one” at school without a […]

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