Hi everyone, Spring renewal. The perfect time to try something a little different! And the perfect time to get YOUR perspective on this “screen time thing”! I’d be over the moon if you could just take two minutes to tell me about your situation and your single biggest challenge when it comes to managing Digital … Continued
Attempting to limit my children’s screen time to less than two hours per day (like many experts have recommended) felt like a losing battle. Digital media is not going away and a good portion of my sons’ lives (and mine) is connected to technology. I began to realise that time monitoring in this day and … Continued
“82 percent of parents did chores as kids; 28 percent ask their kids to do them. Today’s Balancing Act.” – Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune via Twitter. While that trend is disconcerting enough, it was reassuring for me to see one person’s practical response to Heidi’s tweet about her article ‘Why aren’t we expecting our kids … Continued
Has anyone seen the short video Life Without Technology at Temple University or read The Winter of Our Disconnect by Susan Maushart? Well, if you haven’t, here’s a great short cut. Teen blogger, Harrison, compares and contrasts both of these perspectives of a life without technology, and his closing remarks are interesting to hear as … Continued
Tired of the insolent remarks, defiant stares and angry outbursts? Believe it or not, there may be a simple fix for your grouchy teen. Sleep is for the weak — so they say. We live in a ‘time macho’ society where our corporate culture looks favourably upon employees that work longer hours and are always … Continued
So perhaps in your younger, leaner days, you were a fairly competitive athlete or dancer. Even your significant other spent their school days on the football pitch or basketball court. That’s why it’s just so hard for you to fathom why your kid is so clumsy… Bless their little heart and over-sized feet. You love … Continued
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi said it best. If only we could all be as wise, right? Well, at least when it came to our own little micro worlds! I’m all too aware that parenting in a digital world is no easy feat, especially when my … Continued
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” These words describing the French Revolution in Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” could just as easily apply to Generation Z, the group born just before the start of the Millenium. … Continued
“Dinner is getting cold! How many times do I have to tell you to get off that game!” “You kids are driving me crazy! I won’t tell you again to keep your voices down!” “I am so tired of you two arguing over a computer! Why can’t you just learn to share?!” … I really … Continued
You see, I get overwhelmed by the changes I want to see. Usually, I identify ‘opportunities for improvement’ in my children first and think about how I can role model these changes. For example, I want my kids to better manage computer time, so I need to put my computer away in the evening. It … Continued