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Category Archives: Social Media
Four conversations parents must have
This new workshop is a natural next step to opening up the doors of dialogue about these important issues with families. Continue Reading
Lil Dicky gets a lil raunchy (and how parents should respond)
I’m talking about the brand new racy music video from Lil Dicky, Freaky Friday, where Lil Dicky wakes up as Chris Brown and Chris Brown as Lil Dicky. The music video is creative, kids think it’s hilarious, and it’s full of sexual references and imagery. Continue Reading
Interviewed on Canadian TV
I love host Maggie Johns who opens the door immediately declaring, “Social media! You can’t hide it from your kids forever!” She thanks me for my new book, The Teen’s Guide to Social Media and Mobile Devices and informs me, “This is the book I’m going to give to my son Ethan on his 13th birthday!” Continue Reading
What age should my kid be on social media?
in the early part of the article where I talk about “Delaying Social Media” I not only provide some brand new research about the undeniable connection from social media to the rise of depression in America, but I also provide some helpful questions you can ask your kids to engage them in meaningful conversation about this subject. Continue Reading
7 Facts Undercover Adults Discovered about Teenagers Today
I love it when research discovers something we’ve been telling parents for years. And for the last few weeks A& E show Undercover High has been revealing an eye-opening peek to many parents about the reality of what’s truly going … Continue Reading
Answering top questions from today’s parents PART III
How do you engage with your child when their favorite apps or games bore you? (example: Minecraft) Suck it up. When you’re kids are gone out of the house you’ll wish you would have played some of those boring games with them. Love is full of sacrifices… Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment Media, Internet, Parenting, Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media
Tagged apps, mentors, parenting, parenting teens, single mom, smartphones, social media, teens
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Answering top questions from today’s parents PART II
Is there a way to receive your child’s text directly to your phone or laptop? Can kid’s screens/apps activity be displayed on a parent’s screen? There are apps that can do this, but personally I don’t recommend them. I recommend just… Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment Media, Internet, Parenting, Sexuality, Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media, Youth Culture
Tagged parenting, raising autistic kids, raising teenagers, smartphones, social media, youth culture
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Answering top questions from today’s parents PART I
What age do you recommend allowing children on social media? You’d think this answer would be easy, because even the Federal Trade Commission has declared that kids have to be 13-years-old to be on SnapChat, Instagram and Facebook… Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment Media, Internet, Music, Parenting, Sexuality, Smartphones/Cell Phones, Social Media
Tagged COPPA, Jonathan McKee, media discernment, parenting, parenting questions, raising teenagers, smartphone contract, Snapchat, social media, teens and smartphones, The Teens Guide to Social Media and Mobile Devices
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Mean girls, mean boys, mean words…
These words are often posted everywhere, for everyone to see… and they have devastating effects. Continue Reading
Posted in Bullying/Cyberbullying, Internet, Social Media
Tagged bullying, cyberbullying, mean girls, mean words, social media
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3 Reasons Why Today’s Teens are Depressed More Than Ever Before
I can’t say I disagree. In fact, I see 3 ingredients catalyzing this unprecedented increase in teen anxiety and depression, and all flow from that device young people carry around in their pocket. Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment Media, Internet, Parenting, Self Image, Social Media, Youth Culture
Tagged anxiety, Depression, smartphone, social media, suicide, teen depression
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