If you have a kid who is going to be using technology this year, you want to listen to this podcast. We are talking about technology and tweens and teens as well as some of the pitfalls and pluses you can expect.
Some things we include in this podcast:
- Erin talks about her past as a social media Luddite and tells a little about the path that led her to become a reformed technology convert.
- How group chats are like the Wild West of the internet
- The potential trap of creating a technology contract
- Things to say when you give your child their first piece of personal technology
- How to use filtering software as training wheels for technology
We also want to put resources right here in your hands right NOW so you can pin or bookmark them for whenever you might need them.
Some posts we have written about technology and kids:
How to Manage Your Child’s Mobile Phone Use
Managing Your Child’s Social Media is as Easy as 1, 2, 3
Tips for Handling Social Media and Your Kids
Give the Gift of Digital Citizenship
We are adding the following guides because THESE sites are where your kids hang out online. Follow the guides to educate yourself and make a plan with your kid about how your family will treat technology.
Parents Guide to Facebook
Parents Guide to Ask.fm
Parents Guide to Snapchat
Parents Guide to Instagram
Parents Guide to Youtube
Parents Guide to Twitter
Parents Guide to Vine
Good luck! Erin and Ellen
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