Inside: Parenting tweens and teens in today’s tech centric world can be hard. Trying to keep up with social media trends, risky apps, online threats and just overall monitoring of the time your teens are spending on tech can be overwhelming and exhausting. Here you will find a one-stop resource to address all the tech issues you are likely to deal with as a parent with answers and advice to help make it all a little easier. Plus, believe it or not, technology can provide some positive benefits when used to better connect families and to make education a little more fun.
Tech Tips for Parenting Teens
The fact of the matter is that no matter what we do, technology is going to be a part of our teens and tweens lives. And while this is not always a bad thing, we know how difficult and overwhelming it can be to know how exactly to parent properly when technology gets involved. There is undeniably a line between useful and harmful usage of tech, and as parents it’s now our job to keep our kids on the right side of that line. However, the problem is that the line is not always clear. Both knowing where it is and then protecting our teens from the harmful side can seem impossible. After all, we’re the first parents to have to deal with all this tech in our kids lives, and that’s why we’re here to help. We understand that struggle, and so have assembled a collection of posts that will help you manage the healthy use of technology in your household. So next time you find yourself struggling to regulate tech use, don’t panic, because these posts are here with lots of great advice.
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Tech Safety for Teens
While they can be amazing tools, it is an unfortunate reality that both technology and the internet have the potential to be dangerous. It can be for us as parents of course, but most certainly for our teens and tweens who may not know how to protect themselves. As a parent we want to make sure that we’re keeping our teens away from the dark sides of tech, but it can often feel like we’re unsuccessful in doing that. Add that to the fact that even when we are, our teens will usually take it as a personal affront and suddenly you have what appears to be an impossible situation on your hands. That’s where these posts can help. In these articles you’ll find information on both what you need to protect your teens against, as well as how to do it. Furthermore, all of these posts will help you keep your teen safe without them feeling like you’re attacking their privacy. Often the most important thing is to be transparent with your teen, as it’s important that they too know how to protect themselves against the dangers of technology. That way they will also understand why it is that we are taking such serious measures which may seem invasive at times.
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Teen Social Media Use
Ah the mystique of social media, it can give our teens access to the world like never before, let them know what their friends are doing, and in general be incredibly useful and entertaining. Like all great resources though, there’s a catch. See, while teens may be connecting online, the more time they spend on social media the more they disconnect from the actual world around them. Not to mention most social media sites can possess harmful content.
We experience these problems as parents, but for us it is often easier to regulate our social media use. Our teens and tweens do not share that ability. They will often spend hours on social media without realizing, completely engrossed to the point where time becomes a blur. Added to that is the fact that they are exposed more often to the darker sides of this online world. While this may not constitute a complete ban on social media use for your teens, it certainly shows the need for us as parents to know more about their usage. Our teens are very vulnerable to that which social media can expose them to, and it’s our responsibility as parents to guide them away from those issues and towards more healthy usage of these apps.
Thankfully, the posts below are a great way for you to learn more about the popular social apps your teens are using, and how to promote safe usage of these apps. We also understand there isn’t a one size fits all solution to social media safety, so you’ll find helpful tips for all different types of situations.
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Helpful Apps for Teens
While it can have its downsides, technology can also be an extremely useful resource for your teen or tween. There are so many great applications out there that can make your teenagers life much easier, and the only tricky part is finding them. That’s why we decided to do some of that searching for you, compiling a list of some of the apps we found to be particularly helpful. From planning and scheduling apps to tech safety apps, there are quite a few options to choose from depending on what your teen needs. Not to mention, all of these apps can be helpful for us parents as well and you may just find yourself downloading a few of them alongside your teen.
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Technology for Teen Connection, Entertainment and Education
We get it, it can be hard sometimes to find something that your teenager actually wants to do, we promise it isn’t you it’s just a fact of life. This just so happens to be one of the areas where tech can be very useful. There are so many different times of online entertainment, and they can be a great way to engage your teen. Whether you really want to spend some quality time with your teen, or are hoping to get them interested in something productive, the posts below have got your back. Between the bunch of them there are recommendations on podcasts, movies, audio books and much more. From educational entertainment to laid back movies and TV shows, there is something for everyone, and all of the resources are teen friendly so you won’t ever have to worry about inappropriate content. Most importantly though is that we know your teen will love them, so they might just be more open to taking suggestions from you in the future, giving you more opportunities to spend quality time with them.
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Hilariously Funny Podcasts for Teens That Will Have Them Laughing Out Loud
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