School Screens Archives | ScreenStrong Parenting in the digital age. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:41:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://screenstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Pause-button-black-150x150.png School Screens Archives | ScreenStrong 32 32 How To Avoid Screen Overuse During School https://screenstrong.org/how-to-avoid-screen-overuse-during-school/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:00:37 +0000 https://screenstrong.org//?p=10649 This sample letter to your child’s teacher may help. All parents understand the struggle of managing screen time in our children’s lives. We can be empowered to take the leadership role in our own homes and structure our days to include time for exercise, life skills, and family connection. We delay smartphones and monitor computer […]

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]]> Why Our Kids Can’t Focus: Rethinking School Screens | ScreenStrong https://screenstrong.org/rethinking-school-screens-why-our-kids-cant-focus/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:57:37 +0000 https://screenstrong.org//?p=7115 Rethinking School Screens: Why Our Kids Can’t Focus By Melanie Hempe, BSN, Founder of ScreenStrong When teachers put devices in the hands of kids and expect them to be productive, they’re expecting too much. Teaching kids with technology is analogous to having an AA meeting in a bar. —Matt Miles, ScreenStrong Ambassador, author, and high […]

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]]> Silence Really is Golden https://screenstrong.org/silence-really-is-golden/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:30:48 +0000 https://screenstrong.org//?p=7065 Silence Really is Golden By Dawn Poulterer-Woods, ScreenStrong Ambassador    Years ago, before the iPhone was clutched in every human hand, I posed a question to our 300 plus high school students. After years of working in a high school as a teacher and counselor, I noticed some changes in our culture that were causing me […]

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]]> Middle School Misfortunes https://screenstrong.org/middle-school-misfortunes/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 22:59:08 +0000 https://screenstrong.org//?p=6623 Middle School Misfortunes Then and Now, One Teacher’s Take By Benjamin Conlon   Let’s imagine a seventh grader. He’s a quiet kid, polite, with a few friends. Just your ordinary, run-of-the-mill twelve-year-old. We’ll call him Brian. Brian’s halfway through seventh grade and for the first time, he’s starting to wonder where he falls in the […]

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]]> Screen Tips for High School https://screenstrong.org/open-letter-to-a-ninth-grade-boy-screen-tips-for-high-school/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:57:48 +0000 https://screenstrong.org//?p=6683 Open Letter to a Ninth-Grade Boy Screen Tips for High School By Melanie Hempe, BSN, Founder of ScreenStrong “Remember, with great power comes great responsibility.” —Uncle Ben, Spider-Man (2002) You’re starting high school and we’re so excited for your new adventure! We know you’ll have a wonderful time with your old friends and make many […]

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]]> Will Your Gamer Survive in College? https://screenstrong.org/dont-send-your-gamer-to-college/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:36:54 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=5659 Will Your Gamer Survive in College? Stop the gaming addiction before you throw away college tuition. By Melanie Hempe, BSN, Founder of ScreenStrong   Did you know that students with video game overuse habits are in one of the highest risk categories for dropping out of college their freshman year? So, while you are busy […]

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]]> Rethinking Personal Laptops in the Classroom https://screenstrong.org/rethinking-personal-laptops-in-the-classroom/ Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:44:24 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=5550 Rethinking Personal Laptops in the Classroom Are classroom computers making kids smarter or more distracted? By Melanie Hempe, BSN, Founder of ScreenStrong   If your children had a choice, would they choose to hang out in the research section of the public library for hours a day studying, or check social media and play video […]

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]]> How to Balance Your Childs Screens During A School Week | ScreenStrong https://screenstrong.org/balance-childs-screens-school-week/ Wed, 27 Sep 2017 01:35:22 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=5190 It’s the end of the day and everyone is getting home from school and work. Tired and hungry, with homework looming, the family transitions into the next hectic segment of the day. For many parents, allowing the use of entertainment screens seems like a great option for their children to get some much-needed relief and […]

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]]> Do Screens Get In the Way of Learning? https://screenstrong.org/screens-get-way-learning/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:53:43 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=5149 Lately you’ve noticed that it takes your tween son twice as long to write a paragraph on the computer as it took you to write one in cursive, back in the day. But he’s super fast at surfing the net on your smartphone. And despite all the websites at her fingertips, your teen daughter can’t […]

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