You’ll have mind power once you have mental health. This means that you should stay far away from all impostors that tell you that they can show you how to use the power of your mind if they... Read more >>

Wow, when did it come to this; our kids, yours and mine, attending school with sex offenders and there is nothing we can do about it. You know why, because the sex offenders are our children’s... Read more >>

How do you teach me without saying a word? how do you say so little and lead me so knowingly? how do you continue to make me better ... without really trying? Read more >>

Smoking, drinking, drugs, gaming. There’s no gray area here: A direct and proven correlation exists between the onset of smoking and drinking and media exposure. Marketers consciously advertise... Read more >>

The other day, on the short walk to my office from the car lot where I park, it struck me that both Quentin Tarantino and Martha Stewart are twenty-first-century Frankenstein monsters. Oh, they... Read more >>

The clouds are dark and thick rolling with fierce speed across the sky. I wrap my sweater closer to me as I kick off my shoes, pour a glass of wine, and try to relax as I look over the night skylights... Read more >>

Dear Common Sense Media: Our family loves watching American Idol. But it seems extra full of advertising. Is this a case of product placement? Common Sense Media: You betcha. Remember that game... Read more >>

Are you a very neat person? Do you try to color coordinate your clothes? Love making lists? There’s a good chance you’re first born in your family birth order. Your birth order affects... Read more >>

There isn’t a person alive who would not like to think that their life has made a difference in the life of someone else. We hope to positively impact our friends and families and maybe... Read more >>

There is only one thing that I fear failing at in life: successfully raising my child to become decent human being. In my nine years as a mother, I have envisioned many frightening scenarios, most of... Read more >>