Tackling Technology

The recent talk by Parenting Place drew our attention to several resources on their website which may be of interest.

https://parentingplace.nz/resources/what-is-digital-wellbeing-and-why-does-it-matter-for-our-kids
https://parentingplace.nz/resources/reining-in-screen-time-a-gentle-guide
https://parentingplace.nz/resources/how-to-talk-about-social-media
https://parentingplace.nz/resources/your-childs-ready-for-their-first-phone-are-you
https://parentingplace.nz/resources/teaching-our-kids-to-see-through-the-spin
 

A summary of the talk by Parenting Place is available here.  

Other useful resources they pointed out:

Tricky Chats Parenting - Jo Robertson - to help with those difficult conversations

Commonsense media  - a site that offers reviews and recommendations for entertainment and technology for families

Safe Surfer  - a filtering service installed on student devices