God and Abstinence

#DadChat talked teens last week. We are going to continue talking teens, BUT talking WITH teens about abstinence with Special Guest co-host Pastor Drew Sams is joining us on Thursday, March 22 at 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., PST. Pastor Drew is bringing several teens from his church to #DadChat. We will be meeting at Calvary Church in Westlake Village, California at 5:30 p.m. and YOU are welcome to join us there or via the usual means of participating in #DadChat.

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#DadChat Talks #Teens This Week

 

#DadChat is again taking on teens Thursday, March 15 – from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PST – with co-hosts @Josepf and @Milaspage. The homework is the There IS Hope column about one parent’s journey with one teen and – for the time being – the happy ending. Yes, “There IS Hope” with your teens.

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Opposite Sex Friends at #DadChat

opposite sex friends

Opposite Sex friends are a complicated issue. If you’re single, no big deal (presumably). If you’re married? Opposite sex friends are maybe a big deal. Risks of infidelity abound. My friend Sharon shared her story in The Risks of Opposite Sex Friends, a recent column of mine. If you want “Extra Credit,” read it before we tackle this topic on Thursday, March 8 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., PST. That 9:00 p.m. ET!

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#DadChat This Week: Do Our Kids Have Social Media Klout?

#DadChat this Thursday, February 26 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., PST will be about Social Media and our kids. Most of us that participate in TweetChats are Social Media friendly. Our kids are technologically up-to-speed but are they as active in Social Media as we are? Do they look at their Klout scores or even care. Thanks to this week’s co-host, Jure Klepic, I don’t care or pay much attention anymore to my Klout score. But, what does Social Media means to our kids? What do we as parents need to know or be aware regarding their online lives?

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