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✨Raising happy, healthy kids — on and off devices
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09/05/2024

We want to share one question you can ask your child at the end of a show that can make a really big difference and can level up the quality of their TV time. Try it the next time your child watches their favorite show, and tell us how it went!

(BTW: This question isn’t just for little kids — it can be used for just about any show or movie to spark conversation after)

01/05/2024

If you have a child who’s five or younger and you’re looking for some good educational TV shows, we have some research-backed suggestions for you.

25/04/2024

That first smartphone is a big milestone for both teens and parents. We’re constantly hearing from professionals (Emily and Jackie included!) about the importance of “setting limits” around phone use, but don’t always have guidance on what those limits should actually be. We know how overwhelming this all can feel. Let’s take a look at 5 suggested rules to get you started when your child gets their first phone.

19/04/2024

A good place to start is this list of 11 research-backed “warning signs” of mental health concerns in children ages 7-17 (Jensen et al., 2011).

Note: These are not meant to “diagnose” your child, they’re just meant to tell you when it may be time to seek help. If your child is showing any of these signs, you should reach out to their pediatrician or a mental health professional.

05/04/2024

We know it’s important to take breaks from our screens sometimes, and the same goes for our kids. In an ideal world, we’d just tell our kids to put their phones down, they’d immediately comply, and we’d spend the rest of the day taking a leisurely family bike ride around the neighborhood while the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t it be nice?” plays in the background.

Sadly, we know it’s not so easy. So, what can we do instead?

27/03/2024

The first reviews of Tech Parenting 101 are coming in!

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to leave a review.

And if you’ve been thinking about taking the course but haven’t yet, now’s the time! Tech Parenting 101 brings you the latest research to help you:

✅ Confidently make decisions about phones and social media

✅ Have meaningful conversations with your kids

✅ Understand the warning signs of unhealthy use

✅ Manage screen time like a pro

✅ Set smart boundaries and keep your kids safe

✅ Help kids (ages 10-17) build healthy tech habits to last a lifetime

Raise happy, healthy kids–on and off devices.

Get Tech Parenting 101 at www.techwithoutstress.com

22/03/2024

Parents often ask us what kinds of rules or limits they should have in place around their children’s device use.

Whether your child uses a phone, an iPad, or another device, here are three suggestions to get you started.

What do you think? What rules do you have in place in your home?

18/03/2024

“My child is getting cyberbullied. What should I do?”

We’re psychologists, researchers, and moms who have dedicated our careers to helping families navigate tech.

We’re excited to take the guesswork out of tech parenting and set your child up for success.

Our new course, Tech Parenting 101, brings you the latest research to help you:

✅ Confidently make decisions about phones and social media

✅ Have meaningful conversations with your kids

✅ Understand the warning signs of unhealthy use

✅ Manage screen time like a pro

✅ Set smart boundaries and keep your kids safe

✅ Help kids (ages 10-17) build healthy tech habits to last a lifetime

Raise happy, healthy kids–on and off devices.

Get Tech Parenting 101 now at the link in our bio!

11/03/2024

How are parents monitoring their teens devices? These graphs come from surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2016 and 2018, with thousands of parents of 13- to 17-year-olds across the country.

With the exception of talking to their teens about their online behavior—which most parents seem to do—there is actually very little consistency in the choices parents make about supervising their teens’ phone use. Parents are somewhat evenly split on various monitoring behaviors. This means that whatever you’re doing, whether you choose to share passwords or not, or whether you choose to check your teen’s browsing history or not, you’re not alone.

Like this post or let us know in the comments if you’d like to see more data like this!

01/03/2024

We all want what’s best for our kids. When they run into tech struggles, it’s tempting to minimize the problem or solve it for them — we just want to feel better, and not to stress over what’s happening on their screens!

But sometimes, a good first step is simply to VALIDATE how they might be feeling. You can also work on problem-solving or (if needed) setting boundaries later.

Here’s what that might look like…

21/02/2024

Validation is communicating to someone that what they are saying, feeling, or doing makes sense—and it’s one of our favorite tools for talking to kids about tricky tech topics.

Here are the basic steps to validating your child (or, really, anyone):

1. Use nonverbal cues to show you’re listening.
Make eye contact, nod, set aside your phone and other distractions.

2. Listen to what your child has to say...‍ and try to imagine how they might be feeling. You might not be familiar with the social media specifics, but you can likely relate to the feeling (it’s tough to feel left out of the group). Pay attention to your teen’s nonverbal cues, too.

3. Name the emotion...and express that what they are feeling makes sense and/or that you understand it. For example:
Wow, I’m so sorry that happened. That must have been really hard. I’d be upset if that happened to me, too.

4. Optional: follow up with a question.
Often, just reflecting on how your teen is feeling will prompt further conversation, but sometimes, it is helpful to check that you guessed the emotion correctly (Is that right?) or to ask a brief follow-up question (What else happened?)

Find out more about how validation can help talk with your child about tech at www.techwithoutstress.com

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