Hello World! (Kids & Internet Safety)

This week we sit down to talk about when kids have access to the internet and apps. This is a big topic so this episode is a little bit longer. We hope that this provides some insight for you at home. We of course always value your input so please contact us at the show if you have anything that we might have missed, an opinion of our thoughts, or anything else for us to all think about.

In the beginning of the episode we discuss listener feedback about the Green Light Card for international travel. We always welcome this type of tip. This is particular about having your child travel to Europe and one way to track their spending and avoid international fees.

It’s been a long road from AOL instant messenger to Snap Chat. We discuss trying to help kids work through mistakes and the overwhelming group dynamics of group chats and more. When should you feel the need to monitor, when should you feel ok with backing off? What are some of the most important things that we feel about your child’s accounts and conversations that go in tandem. When can you have your child experience small mistakes so they can learn from them? What’s with Disney + making it so you have to enter the PIN number on the television? Can you have a family member work with you on monitoring? What about ghost accounts? Of course we talk about what it was like when we were younger, now with our own kids and what the supposed experts say. Raising kids truly is a four way game of tug of war, because it’s the three of us and all of you!

Time To Unplug

Michael: Avatar The Last Airbender (Netflix 2024)

Sara: DIY Wreath (Easter on Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjDb3eK-3Wc&t=1s

Mike: D&D Dice
Camp Pain D&D Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/camp-pain/id1725529161

Links:

Article mentioned on show 1. What To Know About Limiting Your Child’s Screen Time (NY TIMES) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/technology/personaltech/what-to-know-about-limiting-your-childs-screen-time.html

2. I Monitor My Teens' Electronics, and You Should Too (wired.com) https://www.wired.com/story/parents-should-monitor-teens-electronics/

Additional Resources

Setting up Screen Time (Apple Products) https://support.apple.com/en-us/108806

Setting up Family Link (Android Products) https://support.google.com/families/answer/7101025?hl=en

How to recognize signs of distress in Children (UNICEF) https://www.unicef.org/parenting/child-care/how-to-recognize-signs-of-distress

Back to School: Know the Warning Signs of Bullying (Mayo Clinic) https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/back-to-school-know-the-warning-signs-of-bullying-2/

How to Turn Kids' Phones Off at Night (or Anytime, Really) (Common Sense Media) https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-to-turn-kids-phones-off-at-night-or-anytime-really

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