It’s Teen Tech Week and with so many different forms of technology at teen’s fingers, it’s more important than ever to be informed of how they use them. More teens are using technology to express negative feelings, predominantly anger, and the backlash from this is...
Family dynamics are tricky, but it’s important to appreciate your family’s quirks and treat your time together as a wonderful opportunity to relax and renew, rather as a source of stress. Whether you’re taking a trip or remaining home for a stay-cation, we’ve put...
I was recently listening to a country western song about how boys and girls deal with break ups differently and it got me thinking about the way girls handle hurt and upset. Our children find different ways to cope with pain. A girls sensitivity to pain comes from...
It’s almost the end of 2017 and I’m so excited for 2018 with so many new things in place. In 2017 we had the opportunity to meet and empower more girls in the ChatterGirls way and we’ve now reached over 100 graduates! We teamed up with a local youth center to train...
ChatterGirls advisory Board. Her daughter was a participant in the Chatter Girls program last year. Kristen is originally from the south suburbs of Chicago and went to college at NIU. She taught Spanish in Barrington for 14 years until my youngest was born in...
There are many summer camp offerings ever year. How to choose which one is best for your child? Is one better than the other or are they all just the same? Here are some ideas to consider when choosing a camp. Parents need to decide what is best for your child. They...
