by admin | Aug 19, 2020 | online safety, parenting, school safety, screen time
“How do I know my child is doing homework online vs playing Minecraft or scrolling TikTok?” The #1 question I get asked as the school year approaches is about keeping kids focused during online school. There are three things parents should set up today to...
by admin | Aug 12, 2020 | gaming, healthy habits, online safety, parenting, screen time, social media
Parents, have you ever wished you could take away a game or app you’ve said “yes” to? Maybe it’s a first person shooter game or social media account your child begged for, that’s driving you crazy now… For me, it’s Fortnite. I...
by admin | Jul 29, 2020 | middle school, online safety, parenting, screen time
“I CAN’T work at home AND school my children who are now home! How am I supposed to DO all of this?” That’s the #1 issue I’m working with clients on these days. It’s too much. Online schooling is expected to continue for much of the...
by admin | Jul 15, 2020 | online safety, parenting, screen time, social media
Screens and kids go hand in hand these days… but it doesn’t have to get out of hand! As online school continues for many and screen time starts to feel out of control, this podcast will help parents set rules that make sense for their family. Recently I...
by admin | Jul 8, 2020 | online safety, 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...
