If you’re worried about screentime for your kids and how to guide their use of digital tech this fall, join me online Tuesday, August 27th for a one-hour parenting webinar, Smartphones, Sexting & Social Media: What Parents Need to Know. Tickets are $11.50 CDN, tax included. Click here to register .
W hen lockdowns and restrictions first hit us all back in March, parents understandably abandoned most (if not all) of the screen time rules in their homes. As we all grappled with what this meant for our jobs, our families, our kids’ learning, our businesses, our elderly parents, and our communities, it really didn’t matter if we had to briefly resort to electronic babysitting to keep everyone sane.
The days turned into weeks and the weeks into months. Summer offered some respite with good weather and a chance to go outdoors. With an uncertain school year about to begin and families everywhere facing the prospect of online schooling part of full-time, screen time is once again on everyone’s minds. Here are some practical ways to think through screen time for kids of all ages.