When: Tuesday 2/11/20 Doors open 6:00pm, movie begins at 6:30 PM Where: St. Paul the Apostle Denning Hall 916 E Rusholme, Davenport Presented by Navigating Technology Together Are you watching kids scroll through life with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? The award-winning film, SCREENAGERS, probes into the vulnerable corners ofContinueContinue reading “SCREENAGERS- less than 2 weeks away!!!”
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1/15/20 Give them a chance to talk and something magical happens..
50 Chats to Grow the Internal Filter- this might be THE MOST important thing when it comes to raising kids with tech at a young age! https://familytechuniversity.com/request50chats/ Photo by VisionPic .net on Pexels.com
1/7/2020 Raising Healthy Kids
12/10/19 Don’t let devices ruin your holidays!
Some of our favorite tips: #11 Plan for tech free activities #10 Set boundaries for when friends and family visit #8 Enjoy any new tech WITH your kids #7Watch for unsafe or problematic apps #6 Substitute YOUR phone for a digital camera (give yourself a break!) #4 Set a digital curfew #2 Remind your kidsContinueContinue reading “12/10/19 Don’t let devices ruin your holidays!”
11/27/19 Screen Free gifting
It can be a challenge to come up with gifts that are not based around a tablet, gaming console or an Apple product. Check out the links below for GREAT ideas that will help keep your kids creative, active and engaged with your family this holiday season! From Betterscreentime.com: https://betterscreentime.com/screen-free-gift-guide/ From Brooke Romney Writes- aContinueContinue reading “11/27/19 Screen Free gifting”
11/21/19 NTT Family Guide- Pornography
NTT Family Guide #2 *this guide has been adapted from Brooke Romney’s Teen Talk Tuesday. It is designed for teens so adapt as needed for use with younger children We designed this Family Guide to help generate conversations with your children. Sit around a table, keep the conversations light but informative, and make it fun. ContinueContinue reading “11/21/19 NTT Family Guide- Pornography”
11/21/19 TikTok Takeaways
During Dr. Day’s presentation she shared some TikTok videos that we collected from their main page. These are videos any 13 year old (and up) will encounter on TikTok. Dr Day talked about how the porn industry WANTS your kids hooked- thats why pornography is found everywhere online- they want our kids as are futureContinueContinue reading “11/21/19 TikTok Takeaways”
11/11/19 The Art of Asking People to Put Their Phone Away
“Elaine Giolando, who writes for Fast Company, not long ago decided enough was enough and began asking people to put their phones down. “It’s an experiment in doing something pretty unthinkable these days: asking for someone’s full attention,” she writes in the article. “It takes some vulnerability to speak up, but I’ve found it’s alsoContinueContinue reading “11/11/19 The Art of Asking People to Put Their Phone Away”
10/22/19 3 ways to mentor responsible digital kids
How often are you having CONSTRUCTIVE, CONSTANT, LOVING CONVERSATIONS with your children about online activities? “When parents step up to mentor kids, kids can learn to deliberately use technology in responsible and ethical ways.” https://www.protectyoungminds.org/2017/01/26/mentor-digital-kids/
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