by Cassie | Nov 19, 2019 | Faith, Podcast Episodes
Do you spend time online? You won’t to miss this episode of Life Beyond the Picket Fence! In the first of a series, Brenda encourages us to implement guardrails in our lives. Guardrails are boundaries that help keep us safe from danger. As adults, we are...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 26, 2018 | Coaching, Parenting
About 80% of the kids said parents give them free internet reign on their phones and devices. This was a high school health class full of kids who couldn’t drive yet, whose emotional side of the brain is more active than the decision making side of their brain....
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 27, 2017 | Parenting
Marco sat in my office looking at the floor, mustering up courage to share what was bothering him. He was a sixth grade boy who eventually told me he saw inappropriate photos on his mom’s phone that she sent to her boyfriend. Tears streamed down his face. Mom...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 16, 2016 | For Women, Parenting
I came across this beautiful photo (of which I’ve cropped) on my Instagram feed last night. It’s beautiful. Everything is propped and proportioned so meticulously. The colors are beautiful and the caption is great. But it broke my heart. Actually, the...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 5, 2016 | Parenting
Social media and the internet are part of every child’s world. It’s common for middle schoolers to have access to harmful online content by the touch of a finger during any part of the day. Each year middle school students I work with have problems with peers over...