Parenting Adolescents From my office window, I watch giant leaves painted in fall hues float sideways from the Red Maple tree. One by one, they land, creating an autumn carpet. A twinge of nostalgia hits me with Thanksgiving around the corner: my grandmother’s...
Trending The Year of Perfect Vision Back in the day, as a school counselor, I wrote each student’s high school graduation year on their choice sheet. I loved typing 2020 The Year of Perfect Vision. It held so much promise and felt more special than any...
JoAnn Schauf 4 Approaches to Better Listening Nothing feels as wonderful as when another human understands our perspective, experience, emotions, or dreams. We feel validated, honored, and linked to the person who created the safety and time for us to be heard....
JoAnn Schauf Take-Two: The Social Dilemma With all that The Social Dilemma broadcasted, including platforms’ backstories and the greed that preys on users, it’s stirred the hornet’s nest. After watching it with their adolescents, many readers emailed...
JoAnn Schauf The Social Dilemma is a Call to Action. I’m not an alarmist, but I want you to stream The Social Dilemma. This documentary points out the incendiary manipulation of our brains by the big tech giants. It lays bare the egregious results of their data...
