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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,...
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,...
