Author name: Renee Willams

YouTube Providing An Overdue Tool That Helps Protect The Mental Health Of Our Young

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YouTube officially introduced new parental controls for supervised teen or child accounts that let parents set a time limit on how much Shorts a kid can watch. Within those controls, parents can set the daily limit to zero, which effectively blocks Shorts entirely for that supervised account if they choose. These features are part of …

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Gen Z Is Not Prepared For The Workplace

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A new Wall Street Journal article, “A New Lost Generation: Why Gen Z Is Unprepared for the Workplace”  ties right into my earlier post raising  concerns about  growing social isolation among  teens and young adults. In the article journalist Tessa West focuses  on one key part of the challenge facing young people in the workplace. …

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Germany’s Clinics For Burnt-Out Parents Many Steps Ahead Most Of The World

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*Excerpt from BBC reporting by Features Correspondent Sophie Hardach The U.S Surgeon General has issued an advisory on an epidemic trend of parental burnout. In fact 68% of U.S. parents have experienced some level of burnout, with 40% having experienced serious burnout. Where might we look for a solution and what might it look like? …

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United States Skilled Worker Shortage Provides Opportunities

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  For teens, young adults and ANYONE seeking to redefine your career path– A possible option to 4-year college, and alternative path to financial security and living their best life? 40 – 45% of skilled trade workers (plumbers, electricians, machinists, welders) are over 45 years old compared with on 30% in that age range in …

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14 Year-Old Persy’s Homemade Game Is Drawing Industry Attention – Will It Have A Fairytale Ending?

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When she was 8 years old Persy Arcement, from  Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, says bored and isolated. She decided to occupy herself by creating a board game around one of her favorite things…. ice cream. The theme of the game is decorating  ice cream cones with topping using dice with a combination of luck and …

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On-site Employer Day Care? The United States Is Playing Catch-Up

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Wealthy countries, excluding the United States,  contribute on average $14,000 per year for toddler care. In the U.S.  this drops to a startlingly low of $500. In Denmark a 2- year old attends childcare during the day giving parents peace of mind, freeing them  up for endeavors such as work or education. And the toddlers …

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All Work And No Play Is Bad for Adult Well-being

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What if I told you that there are findings indicating  play is a basic human need? Researchers are making the case that play is vital to our lives – even as adults. According to HelpGuide.org, we don’t need to make adult life all about work. Let me be clear. No,  a group of friends out …

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Preteens, Teens And Young Adults Facing Rising Social Isolation – Why We Should Worry

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In 2003 on average Americans spent 3 hours a month at in person live real-world partying. This compares to an average of only 90 minutes time per month today spent in live real-world social contact. Meaning in  past 20 years we shrank our real-world social lives down to ½ what they used to be. According …

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Colorado Creating a Template- And Leading The Way In High School Factory Manufacturing. Apprenticeships

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In July of this year more than 450,000 factory jobs went unfilled. And for years all around the  country companies have struggled to find workers who want these jobs and have the skill to do them. One possible fix? Colorado thinks it may be in getting teenagers interested in those jobs. By way of an …

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U.S. Seeing Emerging Interest In Trade Careers And Apprenticeships But Still Nowhere Near Other High Income Countries

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I’ve done maybe 3- 4 posts on apprenticeships in the United States. The topic is once again top of mind having met a friend, who teaches the auto mechanics curriculum at a local high school, for lunch.  He started teaching as a second career simply for the love of it after a regarding professional career …

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