If you’re a parent, you know the question is coming. It’s just a matter of time. In fact, it might just be the new dreaded parenting question, right next to “How are babies made?” This one is: "When can I get a cell phone?" It's not surprising that kids start asking about phones (and being handed them) at earlier and earlier ages. For most kids, screens, from household … [Read more...]
6 Web Safety Tips Every Parent Should Know
{Guest Post} We live in a world that’s more connected than ever before. It’s incredible to think that just 20 years ago Google had only just been founded. Facebook and YouTube were still just ideas. The smartphones we can’t live without today didn’t even exist. Statistics on Tech and Kids Technology has brought some incredible advances and wonders into our world. But … [Read more...]
10 Activities for Active Play and Less Use of Technology
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lauren} We spent a little too much time this winter in front of the TV. I kept thinking “Only one more day of this. The kids are sick. They need to rest.” It seems like we always had an excuse to … [Read more...]
Kids’ Screen Time: Tips and Resources
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure. I was not paid to offer the included giveaway. Have your kids entered the age where technology use has become one more thing to think about each day? I recently read a statistic that said the average child in the US engages in 4-7 hours of screen time per day…per day! Think about how often we use technology for … [Read more...]