The Spotify Problem

Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 20 Apr 2018.

We have a few smartphone rules in our house: no phones after 9:30 p.m., no phones at the dinner table or other family events, and no phones in bedrooms.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Instant Messaging, Music, Parents, Social Networking

Getting the Rules Right

Submitted by MediaSmarts on 18 Jan 2018.

When screens started being part of our daily lives – not just for work, but for entertainment, communication, and news – we parents had to do some serious thinking. What would the rules be? How would we govern these new devices? What were the best choices?

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Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Parents, Video Games

Family TV Time

Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 15 Jun 2017.

Sometimes I wonder if watching TV is going the way of the dodo. Remember when we were kids, and there was concern about how watching TV was going to turn all of us into mindless zombies?

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Digital Health, Television

New tips and resources on screen time for parents

Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 01 Jun 2017.

Kids today are using screens more, earlier, and on a wider variety of devices than ever before, and more and more parents are seeking help in taking control of their children’s screen time.

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Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Resources, Television, Video Games

How Social Media Helps Teens Cope With Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Harm

Submitted by Guest Blogger on 04 Oct 2016.

By Dr. Sameer Hinduja of the Cyberbullying Research Centre
Content reposted with permission – original article from Cyberbullying.org

It is easy for many adults – whether educators or parents – to focus on the negatives of social media in the lives of teens today. This is understandable, because they are the ones who have to deal with the fallout when adolescents make mistakes online (cyberbullying incidents, sexting cases, electronic dating violence, digital reputation drama, and similar forms of wrongdoing).

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Cyberbullying, Digital Health, Persons with Disabilities, Resources

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