I’m nodding along re: technology and enjoying the times in the car and at meals and other activities when spontaneous conversation erupts. Doing the occasional chore/project together is another gem of a time for talking. By the time they are teens, we are no longer the leaders in the family and must hope to be [...]

@Kathy – We are SO on the same wavelength! I was thinking about just this topic – the forgotten art of conversation – as I drove in the car with my daughter. She’s only seven, but already is influenced by our 140-character way of life. I was wondering how you teach the art of conversation [...]

As a mom of a 17 year old and 14 year old boys who often wonders what planet are her sons from…how I wish I new the answer to the elusive topic of having a “meaning” conversation with my 2 teenage boys! Part of the biggest issue I see is the role that technology plays [...]