School Age Archives | ScreenStrong Parenting in the digital age. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:23:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://screenstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Pause-button-black-150x150.png School Age Archives | ScreenStrong 32 32 Why Smartphones Are Not Smart for Teens – Especially 8th Graders https://screenstrong.org/why-smartphones-not-smart-for-teens/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:32:19 +0000 https://screenstrong.org/?p=16514 by Melanie Hempe, BSN, with Psychiatrist Dr. Adriana Stacey, MD Speaking to BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the launch of her new Channel 4 film, I Am Ruth, Kate Winslet admitted that parents feel ‘utterly powerless’ about how to help their children navigate social media. I Am Ruth confronts this dilemma as Winslet shares the story […]

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]]> 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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]]> Are Video Games Making Our Kids Violent? https://screenstrong.org/are-video-games-making-our-kids-violent/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:32:54 +0000 https://screenstrong.org//?p=6641 Photo: Halo, Dead Rising 3, Call of Duty: WWII, Fortnite We all know of [the] problems that video games can [cause]. And we haven’t done anything about it. Because it was [another] family, not mine.  But unless we start to learn from some of these societal mistakes, we are going to repeat them.   —    […]

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]]> Can You Raise a Teen Today without a Smartphone? https://screenstrong.org/can-raise-teen-today-without-smartphone/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 19:12:32 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=5448 We made it! My daughter made it to her 18th birthday without a smartphone. She is alive and well and, might I add, a very happy teen. I didn’t start off with a plan to delay her smartphone use in high school. It just unfolded that way due to life circumstances. This is what happened…. […]

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]]> 7 Reasons Why Your Teen Smartphone Contract Won’t Work | ScreenStrong https://screenstrong.org/7-reasons-why-your-teen-smartphone-contract-will-not-work/ Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:49:17 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=4944 Building strong “digital citizens” does not begin with a smartphone contract. You (nervously) just gave your teen his first smartphone. Now you are on a strategic mission to build a responsible “digital citizen,” although you’re not exactly sure what that means. You have done your homework and have decided to meet on neutral ground with […]

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]]> Why Social Media is NOT Smart for Middle School Kids https://screenstrong.org/why-social-media-is-not-smart-for-middle-school-kids/ Tue, 21 Feb 2017 03:55:15 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=4309 I really love middle school kids, I have two of them! If you have been through middle-school parenting, you may have also noticed what I see. Crazy things seem to happen to a tween’s brain the first day they walk into middle school – and that’s why social media is NOT smart for middle school […]

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