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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,...
Parents: Why you should subscribe to Apple Music or Spotify
As a parent, I think that music subscription services are a great thing to subscribe to for your family. It allows your kids to have access to tens of millions of songs. Check out the video. Love to hear your thoughts on this.
Apps aren’t bad. It’s what you do with them that might be
Please don't buy into all of the "Sky is falling" emails saying you must to delete these apps off of your kid's phones or else. Talk to your kids about apps, just don't delete them. Common sense and teaching our kids proper use of technology must rule over fear.
The Dangers of Distracted Parenting
Parents often message me talking about their kids and their addiction to their phones. We rarely talk about the phone use of us as parents. Yet for all the talk about children’s screen time, surprisingly little attention is paid to screen use by parents themselves,...
How much time do your kids spend online each day?
I do not think most of us realize just how much time we spend each day on our phones. As a parent, we need to teach our kids about healthy use of technology. I think this is something that we have to model well for our kids so learning how much time we as adults spend...
Best Parenting Controls Hardware/Software/Apps for online safety
One of the most asked questions at my talks is about the internet and safety for our kids. This video is about the hardware and software that can be used to help in this area. If you have not subscribed yet please do. If you think I am missing any great applications...
Being A Teen Girl On Social Media Is Like Having A High-Pressure, Full-Time (Unpaid!) Job
So much information out there today how we have a really unbalanced relationship with our phones and social media. I am not saying we all need to get rid of these things but we all must reevaluate what we are doing. If it sounds like a full-time job, that’s because it...
10 places we should not allow phones
We need to find a way to have a more balanced relationship with our phones. As parents, we must find a way to deal with our bad phone addictions so that we can properly model good technology use for our kids. Here are 10 places we should not allow phones in our lives....
Simon Sinek Q & A: How Do Cell Phones Impact Our Relationships
Such an important conversation for both students, parents, and leaders. The most important thing to do is to get rid of the device when you're engaging with another human being They are afraid to talk to people Human relationships is what makes people happy. You don't...
