Course Tag: technology

This interactive presentation will address the use and over-use of technology used for homework, leisure, socializing and the challenges it presents to families. Learn practical strategies parents and children can use to truly embrace this new digital frontier without fear and within reason. Included will be strategies to: 

● Teach your children digital citizenship 

● Develop an open conversation for the unpredictable 

● Help your child develop a strong moral filter 

● Support your child’s social life online and off 

Screen time is a red-hot issue between parents and children. Parents complain they can’t get screen time under control and kids can’t seem to get enough. Over half of parents say their kids are “addicted” and, even among young children, craving for screen time is rapidly accelerating. Class participants will learn practical solutions to this growing challenge. 

Participants will be able to: 

● Identify the opportunities and challenges of screen time 

● Recognize ways that parents may contribute to the problem 

● Identify effects of screen time on brain development and symptoms of digital addiction

● Identify screen free zones for your family 

● Apply guidelines for a healthy digital diet and effective approaches to managing screen time in your family 

Screen time is increasing rapidly, and parents are wondering, how much is too much? This flash class will share the current screen time recommendations for young children and address why limiting screen time is important. We’ll offer guidelines for choosing high quality media as well as alternatives to the virtual babysitter. 

This interactive presentation will address the use and over-use of technology used for homework, leisure, socializing and the challenges it presents to families. Learn practical strategies parents and children can use to truly embrace this new digital frontier without fear and within reason. Included will be strategies to: 

• Teach your children digital citizenship 
• Develop an open conversation for the unpredictable 
• Help your child develop a strong moral filter 
• Support your child’s social life online and off           

Screen time is increasing rapidly, and parents are wondering, how much is too much?  This class will share the current screen time recommendations for young children and address why limiting screen time is important. We’ll offer guidelines for choosing high quality media as well as alternatives to the virtual babysitter. 

This interactive presentation will address the use and over-use of technology used for homework, leisure, socializing and the challenges it presents to families. Learn practical strategies parents and children can use to truly embrace this new digital frontier without fear and within reason. Included will be strategies to: 

• Teach your children digital citizenship 
• Develop an open conversation for the unpredictable 
• Help your child develop a strong moral filter 
• Support your child’s social life online and off  

The teen years are full of joys, challenges and surprises as your child’s brain changes in ways that may lead them to miscalculate risks, react impulsively, and seek support from peers instead of parents and teachers. Learn the effective communication styles and positive discipline methods that you need to confidently support your child as they grow into independent young adults. Parents who access the “Talking to Teens: Independence and Safety” library will be able to:

• Initiate important conversations with your teen
• Become aware of red flags around social media use
• Consider when it is okay to start leaving your child alone
• Identify strategies to balance monitoring with trust
• Apply steps in planning with teens for situations that strengthen independence

You may be like many parents who want to be more patient. Maybe you want to stop yelling, threatening and punishing. Yet, you can’t imagine how to inspire cooperation without those old standby methods. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that through punishment you might scare a child into following directions in the short run, but you don’t get long term behavior changes. Mountains of research has shown without doubt that children seek connection with their parents and those parents who focus that connection on positive behavior, win more cooperation. This “Positive Discipline, Peaceful Home” library will help you:

• Build your parent-child relationship in ways that will effectively increase cooperation
• Recognize specific steps to ignore negative behaviors and reinforce those behaviors that you want from your child
• Apply an approach to discipline that will help your child learn self-control rather than fear authority

Young children react strongly and tend to have “meltdowns” – sometimes it’s predictable but other times, it’s just not!  This series will help you understand why your child so often displays intense emotions and the behaviors that go along with them. There are lots of options for how to respond in helpful ways during these difficult times with your young child.  This library of classes offers parents solutions for how to:

• Respond effectively when big feelings overwhelm your young child 
• Apply strategies that help prevent episodes of overwhelm 
• Support  your young child to gradually manage feelings of disappointment and frustration.

This presentation will address the use and over-use of technology used for homework, leisure, socializing and the challenges it presents to families. Learn practical strategies parents and children can use to truly embrace this new digital frontier without fear and within reason. Included will be strategies to:

• Teach your children digital citizenship
• Develop an open conversation for the unpredictable
• Help your child develop a strong moral filter        
• Support your child’s social life online and off