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Tag Archives: Elementary ages
6/5/19 Your daughter’s body image
https://www.protectyoungminds.org/2019/03/26/your-daughters-body-image-healthy-or-shameful-4-ways-to-counteract-toxic-media/ https://www.protectyoungminds.org/2019/03/26/your-daughters-body-image-healthy-or-shameful-4-ways-to-counteract-toxic-media/ In todays world of media, body image is an increasingly important topic to address with all kids. Could all those selfies and filters do damage? Experts are saying YES. A little bit about body dysmorphia stemming from social media: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/10/health/snapchat-dysmorphia-cosmetic-surgery-social-media-trend-trnd/index.html
6/1/19 How to raise a low media child
https://ourdailymess.com/2018/10/30/7-ways-to-raise-a-low-media-child/ 1- Out of sight- out of mind! 2- Recognize the need for quiet activities 3-Allow some boredom 4-Phones are for grown ups 5-own less technology 6- set a good example 7- decide on your limits and stick to it!
5/20/19 The nightmare videos of Children’s YouTube
Have you wondered about those weird videos on Youtube that toddlers and preschoolers love to watch? The ones they start watching and have a hard time turning off? An interesting TED talk about those videos… https://www.ted.com/talks/james_bridle_the_nightmare_videos_of_childrens_youtube_and_what_s_wrong_with_the_internet_today
5/16/19 Madonna says…
From an interview with Vogue magazine, “When most families expand, the parents tend to relax their rules, but Madonna says she feels the need to protect her children more than ever. She hasn’t allowed her 13-year-old son David to have a phone yet. “I’m going to stick that one out for as long as possible,ContinueContinue reading “5/16/19 Madonna says…”
5/10/19 New YOLO app takes #1 in the app store- what you need to know
If you’re monitoring a child’s Snapchat account like I am, you surely saw something from this new app YOLO this week. YOLO is an anonymous messaging app that kids log into through snapchat and then share the anonymous messages and their responses on snapchat. Like the linked Protect Young Eyes article says, anonymous is NEVERContinueContinue reading “5/10/19 New YOLO app takes #1 in the app store- what you need to know”
4/26/19 Today’s technology and how it will affect our kids’ relationships
This a great article- our kids won’t learn how to be in a real relationship behind a screen. https://chastity.com/2019/04/important-part-relationship/ And this article is older but still very good and relevant: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teen-texting-the-ruin-of-romance_n_3763576
4/22/19 “I wish so badly my parents had monitored my phone…”
4/17/19 Lisa Beecher, Mental Health Therapist
NTT Meeting #3 Intro by Sarah Kahler: The intent of our meetings is to EMPOWER each other. We want to help you decide what is best for your families. NTT offers a range of topics to help all families. We want you to look to us for guidance- here are our names and contact infoContinueContinue reading “4/17/19 Lisa Beecher, Mental Health Therapist”
4/15/19 One mom’s experience- Musically…TikTok…Social media
A great article- check it out: https://humanparts.medium.com/what-i-gave-my-kid-instead-of-a-smartphone-27c0f028ea78 “Kids don’t belong to parents. Their childhood is on loan to us. It’s our job to raise the kid part the best we can, and then they’re supposed to take it from there. It’s an extraordinary responsibility, isn’t it? To be entrusted with another person’s handful of childhoodContinueContinue reading “4/15/19 One mom’s experience- Musically…TikTok…Social media”
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