by admin | Jul 8, 2020 | screen time
Parent coach Rachel Bailey and I recently talked about how parents can recognize their kids have access to too much screen time, then start decreasing the amount of time kids are online. In her podcast “Your Parenting Long Game”, we discuss: the parents’...
by admin | Jul 1, 2020 | bullying, healthy habits, online safety, parenting, screen time, social media
New Zealand government is knocking it out of the park with educational (hilarious) videos for parents about how to keep kids safe online. Parents need to hear this information and share it with their kids. Not just once, but again and again as they get older and have...
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | online safety, screen time, social media
How do you teach your kids about appropriate behavior online? One way is to require that for any account they set up, you get to follow or friend them, so you’ll have a baseline of what they’re doing, who they’re following and what they’re...
by admin | Jun 17, 2020 | online safety, parenting, screen time, scripts
Watch this video. No parent wants to think about introducing and explain pornography to their child. Their baby. Imagining a child stumbling upon online pornography makes me want to vomit. But it is our reality. The average age a child sees porn is 11 years old....
by admin | Jun 10, 2020 | offline activities, relationships, screen time, scripts
When you change screen time rules, you should expect a few things from your kids: Testing the boundaries–Basically, they are asking, “Do you really mean this?” They want to know if you’re going to enforce the new rules. This could be pushing...
by admin | Jun 5, 2020 | mental health, parenting, racism, relationships, school safety
Like many in the United States, I’m taking a time out to understand systemic racism and my role as a white woman. I’m feeling fragile and broken, but that doesn’t give me permission to look away. Silence when I see something broken makes me a part of...
by admin | Mar 27, 2020 | good tech, intentional screens, offline activities, parenting, relationships
Easy homeschool ideas are what every parents is desperate for they experience school closures due to coronavirus. As a veteran nine-year homeschooler, I’ve got lots of ideas. The #1 question I’ve been asked this week from parents is: “How do I get my...
by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | intentional screens, offline activities, parenting, relationships, screen time
As a parent who homeschooled for nine years, I’m seeing a lot of misinformation about homeschooling right now. What you’re being asked to do during the COVID-19 pandemic ISN’T homeschooling. The whole world is in an emergency situation. Your kids were...
by admin | Mar 18, 2020 | offline activities, online safety, parenting
“I’m bored. There’s nothing to do,” said every kid who’s suddenly at home with school closed. Every parent has been hearing this lately, as families are suddenly homeschooling as they shelter-in-place. What you need are some go-to...
