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YouTube influencers: Inside the weird world of social media burnout
Great video talking about social media. Something parents and students should watch. * small language What’s it like to have millions of fans when you’re 10? What’s it like to have thousands of people insult or adore you? Welcome to the strange world of social media...
Are clean versions (radio edits) of songs ok?
I am often asked by parents about whether the “clean version” of a song is ok for their kids. I have to be honest that even the discussion of this makes me think that there is very little discernment in the music that we put into our lives. If a song needs a clean...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about video games: Vlog 5 of 5
Talking to your teens about video games. This is Part 5 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about technology. We will look at current ways parents talk to teens about tech and then...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about Music: Vlog 4 of 5
Talking to your teens about music. This is Part 4 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about technology. We will look at current ways parents talk to teens about tech and then look...
Is Netflix the New Heroin?
What a great question. How have your viewing habits changed since Netflix? Netflix is the new heroin. Hyperbole? Barely. Clinical psychologist Dr. Renee Carr explains, “The neural pathways that cause heroin and sex addictions are the same as addiction to...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about TV/Movies: Vlog 3 of 5
Talking to your kids about TV/Movies. This is part 3 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about technology. We will look at current ways parents talk to teens about tech and then...
How tech companies are addressing screen addiction
A really important conversation here. From app developers to tech behemoths such as Google and Facebook, companies have spent years working to make consumer technology as addictive as possible. After all, time spent with their products could equal big bucks for the...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about social Media: Vlog 2 of 5
Talking to your teens about social media is an important part of parenting in this modern culture we live in today. This is part 2 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our kids about...
A New Narrative: Talking to your teens about phones: Vlog 1 of 5
Talking to your teens about phones is an important part of parenting in this modern culture we live in today. This is part 1 of a 5 part video blog (vlog) series where we will be looking at trying to change the narrative of how we speak to our teens about technology...
Finally, Apple Releases Screen Time Controls
I was going to write a blog this week on the new Screen Controls Apple added in their new operating system (iOS12). This morning this article came through from the people at Screenagers and it is fantastic. The goal of using something like this is to not over-parent,...
