by admin | Nov 27, 2019 | online safety, parenting, social media
Instagram is making some changes in their quest to become a safer place on the internet… before regulators force them to address the issue. They are requiring users to provide their birth date, in the hopes of making the platform safer for younger users,...
by admin | Nov 20, 2019 | mental health, online safety, parenting, screen time
Teenage girls are becoming more anxious, depressed and solitary, despite 24/7 online “connection”. We need to find ways to engage them face-to-face and open the lines of communication so they know we are here for them and can handle what they’re...
by admin | Nov 13, 2019 | online safety, parenting
It’s uncomfortable to talk about suicide with kids, to think that they might be hurting so badly that they’re contemplating taking their life. Most parents would rather bury their heads in the sand and pretend everything is just fine, than attempt a...
by admin | Nov 6, 2019 | intentional screens, middle school, online safety, parenting, school safety, screen time
Children seem to grow up so fast. Often quicker than they need to. And access to 24/7 technology isn’t helping. Wait until 8th Grade The organization Wait Until 8th has put together a comprehensive list of reasons why parent communities should delay smart...
by admin | Oct 30, 2019 | intentional screens, online safety, parenting
Kids’ sleepovers have gotten complicated. Nowadays, parents need to be concerned about late-night exposure to porn, violent video games, and pressure to post inappropriate videos or photos, in addition to all the non-tech worries. Here’s the deal. You have...
by admin | Oct 23, 2019 | intentional screens, offline activities, online safety, parenting
Parents today are pressured to “fill” any downtime time their kids may have, to prevent kids from being bored or getting in trouble. In many families, any time that’s not designated as “busy” gets filled by screens and devices, games and...
by admin | Oct 9, 2019 | middle school, parenting, relationships
Here is how two families are navigating the question: Is some screen time “better” than others? My clients, let’s call them The Smiths, have been thinking a lot about screen time lately. They have 2 teens, 13 and 15 years old. What I want to...
by admin | Oct 2, 2019 | bullying, middle school, online safety, parenting, screen time, social media
? Read this if you are a parent with kids who use social media and you feel like you have no idea what they are seeing, or saying or being exposed to… ? In the last year I’ve heard so many stories of online crisis. Exposure to pornography on the bus....
by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | online safety, parenting
You know those conversations that you put off as a parent…and your child really does NOT want to have with you? Yeah…those. I want to talk about those with you so you can ease into those conversations in a more confident way with your children. First,...
