Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen by Michelle Icard

Author:Michelle Icard [Icard, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Published: 2021-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Unless you can define these basic behaviors, you’ll find it impossible to keep up with the many tangential conversations about technology that will come up during early adolescence, and you will often feel like you’re playing catch-up with the latest trend. It’s key to determine a tech philosophy from the outset so you can set general ground rules for how your family will interact with, relate to, and enjoy technology. I recommend a family meeting format for this, so that you can establish rules and guide points together, ensuring better buy-in from your kids. Then, the smaller conversations that come up later around “Can I get this app?” and “Why do I have to put my phone away?” and “Why am I getting in trouble for posting that?” will have a foundation to rest on.

My Tips for a Tech Family Meeting

Be positive. Remember, technology—like all tools—can be used for things good, bad, or indifferent. If you start the meeting with a tone of fear or an emphasis on safety from danger, your kid will think you’re out of touch and probably not going to be open-minded or collaborative during the meeting.

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