Our Digital Citizenship Month series of virtual workshops ended with “Friendship and Texting.”Sarah Trombley, digital parenting expert, shared how to help your child text in a positive way.
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Sarah Trombley, digital parenting expert, led “Deep Dive on Snapchat”, the second virtual workshop of our series on Digital Literacy. She showed us firsthand how to use the app, what parental controls are available and details to keep our kids safe on the tool.
Read MoreSarah shared information on how the four major social media platforms, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram, work and how to access parent controls to keep kids safe. She also shared a number of resources including articles on how to say no and how to say yes to social media when your child asks for it and a social media contract template.
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Pelham Together, the Pelham Public Schools, Digital Mom Media, and local restaurants Cantina Lobos, Rockwells and Basilico have come together to share three exciting initiatives that demonstrate Pelham’s commitment to Digital Citizenship for the month of October! Read more!
Read MoreThis webinar, hosted by the Child Mind Institute, provided helpful guidance and resources for navigating social media. We encourage you to watch the recording. Here is a review of some of the key points:
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On Monday night, October 23, Pelham Together invited Sarah Gallagher Trombley, local parent and digital parenting coach to give her workshop, “Digital GroundRules for 4th and 5th Grades” at DaniLee’s Helping Hands. Trombley delivered her message to a packed room of parents who came to take notes and get their questions answered.
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Thank you to our amazing panel at Screenagers: Next Chapter at TPH last night! We can’t believe it’s been 5 years since the first film, and there is so much good information packed into this second documentary. Loaded with youth voice and practical suggestions from experts for how to help our young people build coping skills and resiliency with respect to managing screens and social media.
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Introducing responsible device use is another parenting role today no different than teaching literacy and the importance of a balanced diet. Do you and your children have healthy relationships with technology?
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Families are spending more time on screens than ever – from using social media and news sites to gaming and streaming. How does this behavioral shift impact family dynamics and well-being? How are parents and caregivers adapting strategies for the digital age? And how does their internet usage ultimately affect their children’s consumption?
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Kate (Ashford) Carpenter investigates how effective some of the campaigns to delay phone use for kids have been in different communities. Sparking local dialogue and connecting as a community might be some of the best outcomes so far. Want to be part of a Pelham conversation on this issue? Contact Pelham mom, Liza Benner, at lizabenner@gmail.com.
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If you’re trying to moderate your child’s smartphone use or keep them from having a smartphone altogether, it can feel like you’re swimming against the tide. But there are a number of initiatives that have popped up to help you try.
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By Kate AshfordIt’s one thing to talk about how much time everyone spends on screens and smartphones—but it’s another to actually put a plan in place to regulate it. Here are some thoughts from several Pelham families.
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It’s an age of technology, and our kids are experiencing many of the same situations we all experienced growing up, but sometimes in different ways.
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Face-to-face interaction leads to more happiness and yet our teens spend an awful lot of time on their phones. More on this topic at our upcoming screening of LIKE at The Pelham Picture House on October 18, 2018.
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