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The Libruls Are Winning. How Can We Win Instead?

February 26th, 2013

By Dan Miller Offer free reverse-lobotomies? Probably not. This is a rant. So sue me. A Hell of a Lot! The problems An article at American Thinker is titled Three Reasons Conservatives are Losing the Battle for America. Although it struck me as excessively repetitive it’s probably correct for the most part and well worth […]

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Tags: arguments, conservatives, Hispanics, immigration, liberals, libruls, values
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Healthy Values Protect Your Kids from Media’s Unhealthy Messages

November 20th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor So what values will children growing up in the 21st century need to thrive? Perhaps surprisingly, my answer is the same values that have enabled children to thrive in previous generations: respect, responsibility, hard work, integrity, compassion, just to name a few. The increased presence of popular media in no way […]

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Tags: choices, culture, emotions, family, parenting, society, values
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Media Teaches Bad Values to Your Children

November 8th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor How powerful and toxic are the value messages that children are receiving from the media today? According to a large body of research, the answer is very in both cases. Though I’m obviously making a judgment on what good and bad values are, I don’t think many parents would disagree with […]

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Tags: children, fame, messages, parenting, success, technology, values, wealth
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Developing Children’s Healthy Self-identity

October 31st, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Self-identity is one of the trickier contributors to children’s healthy development because you can’t “do” things to your children to give them their self-identity. Rather, you can only create an environment that allows their self-identity to evolve naturally. A part of the environment that supports the emergence of culture and media, […]

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Tags: children, culture, parenting, self-identity, social media, technology, values
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Kids 3.0: How to Raise Healthy Kids in a Tech World

August 16th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor I chose the metaphor of computer software with its evolving versions because it seemed to be relevant to children’s development in so many ways. Because my ideas about the role of technology in our lives is not only about the meeting of children and technology, but also what seems like their […]

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Tags: kids 3.0, parenting, self-identity, social media, technology, values, web 3.0
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