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Source: cmch.tv/the-mediatrician-speaks-the-2015-summer-f-u-n-guide-from-cmch/
My thoughts: the guide is a little basic, but the message is an important one. Even more powerful is this one from the Kid President (see below): the most important thing we can give our children over the summer break is our undivided attention....
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"When it comes to finding content on Google Play, our goal is to empower parents by giving them practical information and better tools for making decisions. Our new family star badges convey the specific age range that an app, movie or book was designed for. On our app detail pages, you’ll now find a new label telling you when family apps are ad-supported and new locally relevant content maturity ratings. Finally, Google Play has updated parental controls, so you can restrict downloads, purchases or streaming of mature content.
My thoughts: Internet memes are are common marketing tool these days. The latest popular one you may have heard about is Charlie Charlie. If you are not familiar with it then please read these recent articles in the Independent and Telegraph. It looks like this may be linked to a forthcoming horror movie called The Gallows. Keeping up-to-date with these trending social media items is a full-time job and our students use sophisticated webs of social interactions and tools to gain access, share and discuss them. As a parent you can use them to your advantage to start conversations with your children about aspects of life that simple day-to-day interactions may not explore. Questions you could discuss with your children are:
My thoughts: every year we welcome new students, parents and teachers into the Patana Community and inevitably there are physical and emotional issues that we all face when relocating. In this post The Mediatrician gives practical advice on how to help your children (and ultimately yourself) deal with the transition....
Source: cmch.tv/since-moving-teen-spends-time-connecting-with-old-friends-through-media/
My thoughts: The guidelines given on the site below are common sense and well worth a read. Some parents establish an informal contract with their children and their allotted screen time - this is also a worthwhile exercise since the children have ownership in determining the dos and don'ts and are more likely to adhere to them. Bottom line is we are all role models, and showing an interest in everything your child does (virtual or not) is the key ingredient.
Source: www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-set-screen-rules-that-stick