The effects of exposure to video screens on phones, tablets, monitors and televisions has been a topic of study for over two decades now (and even longer when it comes to the effects of TV). The conclusion is not good. And, at the same time, you have nothing to really worry about. Both are true. Here’s a quick recap. 7 …
Tech Free Family Renaissance
Technology has taken over our lives in both wonderful and annoying ways. Here’s a particular question that can have a troubling answer. What is the longest you and especially your kids have gone without using electronic technology? Most of us don’t realize the ways in which our reliance on and responsiveness to technology has filled every moment with some kind …
Developmental Stages of Access to Social Media Grades 11-12, Part II
Will the torment ever end? Yes, with this column. We have finally reached the end of this interminable series on trudging through developmental considerations for access to and use of social media and the internet. Eleventh and 12th graders use of cell phones, social media accounts and video games will be covered and then we’re outa here. Cell Phones. By …
Developmental Stages of Access to Social Media Grades 9-10, Part III
This column continues the series about setting limits on your kid’s access to and use of social media and the internet. The topic for this column is video games and social media accounts. It is the third part of the expectations and recommendations for kids in grades 9 and 10. (If strategies or information have been covered in previous columns …
Developmental Stages of Access to Social Media Grades 7-8, Part III
This column continues the series about setting limits on your kid’s access to and use of social media and the internet. The topic for this column is video games and social media accounts. It is the third part of the expectations and recommendations for kids in grades 7 and 8. If strategies or information have been covered in previous columns …
Developmental Stages of Access to Social Media Grades 5-6 Part II
This column continues the series on setting limits on social media and the internet at different ages. This is the second part of a discussion on the expectations for kids in grades 5 and 6. The focus of this column will be recommendations for cell phones, video games and social media accounts. Cell Phones. It is really difficult for a …
Developmental Stages of Access to Social Media Grades 1-4 (part 2)
Video games. Pay very close attention to the messages your kid will get from the video games they play. Video games are programmed. That means someone has decided what the appropriate, reasonable or desirable response should be to each and every situation the character encounters. Someone else is shaping your kid’s values, over and over again. Kids should only play …