My 16-year-old daughter's therapist recently had yet another come-to-Jesus talk with my husband and me. Don't get me wrong, it was awesome. They are always awesome. But there's always some regret and a little shame that I feel getting told I need to make changes. Like, why didn't I do things differently in the first place? Why aren't I a better parent? Which is why I'm proud of my husband and me. … [Read more...]
Four Steps to Get Your Screen-Loving Kid to Enjoy Books
written by Kaye Newton, Author of How to Get Your Screen-Loving Kids to Enjoy Books Research shows that reading helps children do well in school, the workplace, and life. But many kids prefer to spend all their free time on PlayStation and social media. As parents, how can we get our kids to put down their screens and give books a chance? Four Steps to Get Your Screen-Loving Kid to … [Read more...]
Circle with Disney Helps Parents Manage Kids Screen Time
Circle with Disney is a pretty amazing tech tool for us parental units to manage and monitor our kids on screen time. What can Circle do? It can set screen time limits (it actually can turn off a device's access to WiFi!) track kids' tech usage including websites and apps so that you can see it filter and/or block websites and apps either using the preprogramed age restrictions or … [Read more...]
The Best Screen Time Rules for Families
If you're like me, your kids' screen time can easily get OUT OF CONTROL! And it's time to make some new rules and better screen time guidelines. My kids don't watch TV but they do have iPads and my 14-year old has a phone. ALL COUNT as screen time. Screen Time Rules and Guidelines for Kids and Families Sp I've instituted a EARN your screen time plan for the summer. My kids get 1 minute of … [Read more...]
Is Screen Time Killing Our Kids’ Brain Cells? (It Depends)
A new survey of parents released this month by PBS KIDS says more than half of kids will find a tech gift under the tree. Wow! And, most of these gifts will be tablets. (Edging out video game consoles.) Which made me think . . ., if all of us are buying technology for kids, is this a good or a bad thing for kids? And how do we know? I had the opportunity to talk with Lesli Rotenberg, … [Read more...]