Boost your child's social media literacy: navigate digital challenges, ensure online safety, and promote responsible usage. Learn to distinguish credible information and foster critical thinking. Essential tips for parents on guiding children through the complex digital landscape, reinforcing privacy, ethics, and digital citizenship. Start the conversation today for a safer online tomorrow.
Read MoreDiscover the importance of 'third spaces' for teens and how these vital non-digital environments, where adolescents can thrive and escape the pressures of home and school. Learn about the challenges and solutions to creating these inclusive, safe, and engaging spaces in a world dominated by screens, with practical tips for educators, parents, and teens.
Read MoreRoblox is fun but not as safe as you might think. In this blog post, you will find some of the shocking things kids have told me about Roblox and the dangers for children within the game. There is also a handy guide to Roblox for parents.
Read MoreWe know these worries are real and we understand how hard this is for parents to tackle. We have a few suggestions to help you as your child starts using social media.
Read MoreThe question of when you should get your child their first phone is both complicated and straightforward to answer. It is also a question I am asked at every single workshop.
Read More“I got lost over Christmas.”
“Lost where?”
“On my phone - It just dragged me in. It was like some force was pulling me to keep watching.”
Learn where more and more kids are getting lost online…..
Read MoreMy mom shared a document with me about raising teens. She wrote this in 1985 and trust me you will want to read this. Her seven imperatives to raising teens haven’t changed. A must read to all parents of teen and tweens.
A side note: Passing a typed paper around the neighborhood was blogging back in the 80s!
Read MoreIf we want to teach students, we need to understand them. They live in a different online space than we do more often than not. Have you ever wondered where they get their news? I asked them time and time again.
Read MoreDo you want your kids to be ready to succeed and manage when they leave home? If the answer is yes, this one simple thing will help. My Mom was an expert at this. Sadly, I have to keep reminding myself to be better at it. I love having a cleaner ... yes I am a bit guilty but I still make them work and so should you.
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