Insights Into Things

This week we’re talking about helping teens handle rejection. We’ll look at how rejection is different in teens and things parents need to keep in mind when helping their teens get through it. We’ll talk about some typical coping mechanisms to help teens when they face rejection. Finally we’ll talk about methods that can help our teens heal, recover and come back stronger than ever from rejection.

This week we’re talking about the pandemic of student debt. Why is it a problem in the United States? We’ll talk about a brief history of student debt. We’ll take a look at what is driving the rise in student debt. And we’ll look at possible solutions to this problem plaguing today’s youth.

Today in our Disney Detective, Disney isn’t #1 according to Fans anymore, then some Unhappy Guests Burst Into Song While Stuck on a Popular Ride In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, An Actor from The Mandalorian says Why Season 3 Will Be More Like Season 1 & The Completed Star Wars show that we’ll never probably see And for our Entertainment News, Kevin Feige Reportedly is Not Pleased With Di...

In today’s episode we’re going to discuss one of the most basic things we can impart on our teens, common courtesy. It’s a topic that’s often overlooked and taken for granted but one that can have a profound impact on our lives at just about every age. We’ll discuss how common courtesy has slipped during the digital age. Then we’ll look at some of the most basic forms of courtesy, most of which ar...

In our Disney Detective, you can now explore hidden rooms from the pirates of the caribbean in a popular new game update, plus Scarlett Johansson and Disney team up on ‘Tower of Terror’ Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Disney asks for a rename of Slave I, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lands Three Daytime Emmy Nominations And for our Entertainment News, who claims to not be the one wh...

This week we are talking about the importance of teen individuality and identity development. We’ll talk about what teen identity development is, why it’s important and some of the consequences of underdeveloped teen identities. Then we’ll explore some of the ways that teens display their self identity issues before we finish up with some tips on how parents can help their teens for a positive sel...

In our Disney Detective, which COVID changes are here to stay at Disney? A bugs land may be gone, but not forgotten at Avengers Campus Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, an X-Wing’s landing at the Smithsonian?, Which Star Wars character could replace Jack Sparrow? And for our Entertainment News, The Boys Issues an Appropriately Harsh Warning to Those Begging for Season 3, and Harrison...

What are morals, ethics and integrity and why are they important in life? We’ll take a look at some of the ethical dilemmas facing our teens and discuss ways to train our teens to be more morally centered and ethical in how they conduct themselves. Finally we’ll do some role playing and pose questions you can ask teens to help lead your discussion on morals and ethics to better illustrate their de...

In our Disney Detective, we continue to return to normal, but what does normal look like after COVID? Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Star Wars Garage edition and Gina Carano still in the Star Wars news And for our Entertainment News, Ricky Shroeder doesn’t like the Foo Fighters concert requirements, plus Diana Ross thanks us with a new album after 25 years And then we’ll finish up...

This week we’ll understand what forgiveness truly is, the three major forms of forgiveness and why forgiveness is so important for our adolescents and teens. Then we’ll take a look at some of the challenges that teens face when it comes to forgiveness before we finish up by looking at the health benefits of forgiveness and how you can help your teen be a more forgiving person.

In our Disney Detective, Nobody Who Wants to Go to Disneyland Can Afford It & A New Version of FastPass coming? Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Is another Iconic Star Wars Villain Getting A Disney+ Series?? And Gina Carano Returning To Star Wars, But Not How You Expect And for our Entertainment News, Pink is feeling the love & Bye Zoey (and all the other Shows not coming back next y...

This week we’re talking about jealousy and teens. We’ll talk a little about the nature of jealousy. We’ll explore how we can turn jealousy into a constructive inspiration and grow from it as an individual. Then we’ll explore the common types of jealousy most teens might face. And finally we’ll talk about tips on how to deal with jealousy.

In our Disney Detective, Disney World Has a Massive Sinkhole & Disney World Opts for 50th Anniversary Celebration with Zero Nostalgia Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Fox Memos From 1976 Resurface & Could George Lucas Be returning to Star Wars?? And for our Entertainment News, Taika Waititi & Tessa Thompson wind up in some hot water & Goodnight My Captain And then we’ll finish up wit...

In today’s episode we’re discussing the challenges involved in motivating and keeping teens motivated. We’ll look at some of the challenges of motivation for teens and we’ll talk about some of the long term implications of a lack of motivation. Then we’ll take a look at a few motivational strategies that might prove effective in inspiring your teen. Finally we’ll talk about the 7 secrets to motiva...

In our Disney Detective, Are more Virtual Queues coming to Disney Parks? And get your wallets ready for another Disney Auction Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Good bye Rangers, we hardly knew you & Is Disney finally going to fix the Snoke Problem? And for our Entertainment News, Is Amazon taking over the World? And we’ll talk about the passing of a Disney Legend And then we’ll finis...

This week we’re talking about the challenges our teens face when transitioning to highschool. We’ll take a look at some of the differences between middle school and highschool. We’ll talk about the higher expectations placed on our kids academically, socially and personally. We’ll look at a few specific areas to be aware of including time management and study skills, self advocacy and the all impo...

In our Disney Detective, Disney Closing the Fox Channel, Moving Shows To Disney+ & Disney Gave Jungle Cruise Filmmakers Options to Send Movie to Disney+ Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Brie Larson is rumored to be Cast as Luke Skywalker’s Wife in an upcoming project & the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Hotel May “Detour” To Other Planets During “Unexpected Circumstances” And for ou...

This week we are talking about Cultural Appropriation. We will help you understand what cultural appropriation is by looking at the meanings associated with the phrase and other vocabulary associated with cultural appropriation. We’ll take a look at some real world examples of cultural appropriation and why they are considered cultural appropriation. And finally we’ll look at ways to know if somet...

Today we’re discussing monopolies in the modern age. We’ll understand what a monopoly is, how they operate and why they are detrimental to a free and open market, yet they are a unique product of capitalism. We’ll take a brief look at the history of monopolies in American and how they’ve been handled before we look to the future with today’s monopolies and the complications inherent in regulating...

In our Disney Detective, Disney World reduces social distancing requirements in select areas of theme parks & Some Stage shows are back at Walt Disney World Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, STAR WARS CELEBRATION ANAHEIM 2022 is sooner than planned & Disney includes Gina Carano in its Mandalorian Emmy awards push And for our Entertainment News, James Gunn says Guardians of the Galaxy...

This week we are discussing insecurities. What is does it mean to be insecure? What type of insecurities are there? What are the signs of insecurity? We'll discuss all this and take a look at how to deal with insecurity this week on Insights Into Teens

In our Disney Detective, Halfway to Halloween & Disney College Program to return Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, A Real Life Lightsaber (kind of) coming soon & Could Cara Dune be coming back to the Star Wars Universe? (probably not) And for our Entertainment News, Woody Harrelson gives a helping hand & Loki arriving a little early And then we’ll finish up with our Insightful Picks o...

Today we’re talking about what it’s like to live in a single child home or what it’s like to be an only child. We’ll talk about the advantages of being an only child as well as the disadvantages. Then we’ll get some insights about being in a single child home from Madison and how it’s affected her life.

In part two of our "Perspectives" series we're asking Madison's thoughts on another set of interesting questions. This week we'll talk about parenting, relationships and technology related questions. In our first segment we'll get her perspectives on fathers taking paternity leave, should companies market to children, whether or not there's too much of an attitude of entitlement in today's youth a...

In our Disney Detective, What Happened To The People Who Waited Hours For Disneyland Tickets and Disneyland releases sneak a peek of the Haunted Mansion ride changes Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, the man behind the mask of Darth Vader’s items are up for auction and Disney is finally settling a controversy with an iconic ‘Star Wars’ Writer And for our Entertainment News, Lizzo’s ‘d...