What to say when your kids won’t talk about technology
As digital parents, we probably all have that image of us sitting down with our tween or teen and having a calm, open conversation about their technology use. In this dream, we are both expressing our concerns and opinions in a mature, warm chat, and a mutual understanding washes over both of us as we […]
That one summer we let our kids have too much screen time
So, once again, our names have been left off the nomination list for Parents of the Year. This summer, our boys spent way too much time on their devices. What often began as “an hour” would turn into a whole morning. On road trips, the alternating hour-on-hour-off quickly went out the car window. The encouragement […]
Teaching your digital kids how to talk
With the increase of screens and devices in their children’s lives, one of the biggest concerns many parents have is the dying art of conversation. It seems that kids (and adults) have difficulty speaking to anyone without looking directly at a screen. This is concerning for a lot of reasons. Most of us grew up […]
The Best Internet Filtering App: You
We’re all hoping that it exists somewhere. That one app or piece of software or program that will do everything when it comes to keeping our kids safe online, protecting them from cyberbullies and online predators, helping them make good choices when they’re surfing, and teaching them how to be good digital citizens. We want […]