I ruffled a few feathers yesterday by saying kids shouldn’t have smartphones, and that’s completely understandable.Here’s why…
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Parents have an obligation to know who and what our children are texting. I know it’s a scary proposition, looking at your child’s phone, but it’s okay. I grant you that permission. We’ve talked about this before. Your child’s phone is not a diary. Before…
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And with the school year already most of the way over (it is!), schools and parents are already thinking about their kids being left alone with their digital devices all summer!
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Something that has my fascination right now is a recent 60 Minutes report by Anderson Cooper on brain hacking. If you’ve not seen it, you have to watch it immediately. It’s mind-blowing. It’s one of the key pieces of our new youth presentation that we’re…
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Yesterday morning at 2:30 a.m. I was faced with a Mothers worst imaginable nightmare.
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Of course, tablets and smartphones are two of the hottest holiday items this year, but before you give them to your child, you have to do these two things. What are your kids asking for this Christmas? We know the answer to that. They’re asking…
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This is the one tool Above The Fray endorses to help parents keep their kids safe online. You can learn more by visiting BeAboveTheFray.org/bark.
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Educators play a unique role in helping kids handle the digital world, and one of the most important ways of doing that is by talking about the issue.
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The conversations have to be happening earlier and earlier because, guess what, they’re getting phones at earlier and earlier ages!
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