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Jennifer Kelman

Jennifer Kelman is a mental health and parenting expert. Kelman has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for more than 30 years and maintains a private practice specializing in relationships, parenting, and children’s mental health issues. Kelman has lectured extensively around the country and appeared on news and television programs covering a range of issues including relationships, parenting, body-image, eating disorders and children’s mental health. Kelman is an award-winning children's book author, mothers to tween-age children and lives in South Florida.

Navigating Back to School Tech: Advice from a Family Therapist

The lazy days of summer seem to be fading into a distant memory, but what remains is the constant use of cell phones by our kids. Summer is a time of freedom and a time to decompress from the rigor of the school year. Many parents relax their boundaries around device use over the summer, but this may come back to bite you in the butt when summer ends and it's time to buckle back up and hit the books. Those feel-good chemicals that kids get from devices and social media use are flowing freely and now they are expected to do without. This is the perfect recipe for disaster.

Jennifer Kelman