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Social media and screen time during a pandemic

Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 17 Mar 2020.

Photo of Lynn JataniaWe’re living in a strange and uncertain time. Already, as parents, we’re feeling our way to the right set of rules and guidelines for screens and social media. But now that we’re facing an extended time of quarantine and social distancing, the rules are bending and changing every day.

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Authenticating Information, Digital Citizenship, Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Journalism & News, Parents, Social Networking

Keeping up with kids in a wireless world

Submitted by MediaSmarts on 09 Mar 2020.

By Samantha McAleese, research associate at MediaSmarts and
David Fowler, vice-president, marketing and communications at CIRA.

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Digital Health, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Privacy, Social Networking

Building towards autonomy on the internet

Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 18 Feb 2020.

Author: Lynn Jatania

One of the hardest things to do as a parent is let go.

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Building towards autonomy on the internet

Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 18 Feb 2020.

Author: Lynn JataniaOne of the hardest things to do as a parent is let go.

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Younger siblings and social media rules

Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 08 Jan 2020.

Author: Lynn JataniaOur youngest daughter, who is in Grade Seven this year, is moving up the social media ladder.

She has her own tablet to use on the Wi-Fi at home and recently got her own Instagram account. She’s really loving the ability to share pics with her friends and chat with them online – especially because her two older siblings have been Instagramming and texting for at least three years now.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Digital Health, Parents, Social Networking

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