On Oct. 6, 2012, the Braun family's golden retriever Murphy, startled by a gun shot, bolted into the Tahoe National Forest near an off-trail campsite at Hell Hole reservoir... More >>

...I had a bad experience with my sister planning holiday get-togethers with our extended family who is spread out in different states, but we were not invited... More >>

Interestingly last week, I notified my grown kids to send me any pictures they may post as I closed my Facebook account... More >>

Yes, I've had bumps and bruises from my time on social networking and even a few scars... More >>

How can we protect our children's youth, help them manage necessary stress and minimize unnecessary stress... More >>

The verdict is still out whether or not the MTV effect will work on my sixth grader... More >>

When I first got onto Facebook, it was a thrill to connect with old classmates, family and friends. After 6 months, I found this was an easy way to make terrible decisions... More >>

Since our daughter spends hardly any time in front of the TV or with electronic devices, I thought I'd share what works for us. Interestingly, as I tried to identify our rules, I realized we don't have any. More >>

We live in a high tech household. Our kids at the ages of 4 & 6 were given our iPads when we upgraded to newer versions. We are far from being a typical tech family though... More >>

Our granddaughter is almost 8 years old and lives with us as her dad is in the military and her mother gave up parental rights. Our rule for screen time of any kind is a maximum of 2 hours in a day... More >>