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Carla Engelbrecht
Приєднався 1 сер 2007
💫Mom
🌟Parenting in a digital world
✨Former: Sesame Street, Netflix, PBS Kids
⚡️Now: Betweened.io. Helping make screen time smarter and more mindful
🌟Parenting in a digital world
✨Former: Sesame Street, Netflix, PBS Kids
⚡️Now: Betweened.io. Helping make screen time smarter and more mindful
Tech serves you. Not the other way around. The Digital Family Playbook -- Part 5
Technology serves you. You do not serve technology. It’s like transportation - you decide whether to take a car, bicycle, or airplane to go somewhere. With tech, you decide what tools you need for communication, entertainment, education, creation, and so on.
🌟 Encourage Creation Over Consumption: Teach children to use technology to create, not just consume. Balance online activities with creative endeavors like drawing, writing, making music, or building digital projects.
🌟 Problem-Solving and Learning: Show how technology can solve problems and provide learning opportunities. Use devices to explore questions and find educational content together, reinforcing technology as a knowledge resource.
🌟 Set Challenges: Give children creative tech-based challenges, such as making videos or designing digital posters, to make screen time productive and educational.
🌟 Balance Tech with Hands-On Activities: Encourage a balance of technology and hands-on activities. Use tech to complement offline hobbies, like looking up craft instructions online and creating with physical materials.
By teaching your children to view technology as a tool, you help them develop a balanced, productive relationship with screens, enhancing creativity and learning instead of focusing solely on entertainment.
#onlinesafety #parenthood #screentime #digitalparenting
🌟 Encourage Creation Over Consumption: Teach children to use technology to create, not just consume. Balance online activities with creative endeavors like drawing, writing, making music, or building digital projects.
🌟 Problem-Solving and Learning: Show how technology can solve problems and provide learning opportunities. Use devices to explore questions and find educational content together, reinforcing technology as a knowledge resource.
🌟 Set Challenges: Give children creative tech-based challenges, such as making videos or designing digital posters, to make screen time productive and educational.
🌟 Balance Tech with Hands-On Activities: Encourage a balance of technology and hands-on activities. Use tech to complement offline hobbies, like looking up craft instructions online and creating with physical materials.
By teaching your children to view technology as a tool, you help them develop a balanced, productive relationship with screens, enhancing creativity and learning instead of focusing solely on entertainment.
#onlinesafety #parenthood #screentime #digitalparenting
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How much screen time doesn't matter. How you watch does -- The Digital Family Playbook -- Part 4
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Don’t let passive viewing become the norm. Enhance your family's digital habits with "Active Viewing" - Part 4 of our series on smarter screen time for kids. It’s a guide for parents on transforming passive screen time into an interactive, learning experience, based on my own work creating for Netflix, PBS Kids, and Sesame Street for 25 years. Now I help parents navigate the digital world. Enha...
20 Questions for Better Family Screen Time -- The Digital Family Playbook -- Part 3
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Comment “questions” for a pdf link. When setting screen time rules, parents need to consider several important questions to ensure a balanced and healthy approach to technology use. Here are some key questions to guide the discussion and decision-making process. How Long Should Screen Time Be? 🌟How many hours of screen time are appropriate for our children each day? 🌟Should screen time limits b...
Talking Online Safety - The Digital Family Playbook Part 2
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ust as we use safety scissors and designate separate playgrounds for younger and older kids, setting safety rules for technology is essential. Three critical areas of digital safety to discuss: privacy and personal information, handling inappropriate content, and promoting kindness online. Privacy: Talk with kids about privacy. Just as they wouldn't share their home address or phone number with...
5 options instead of YouTube Kids
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75% of parents worry what their kids see on UA-cam (Pew). Rightfully so. In today’s tech environment, it’s not a matter of if they’ll see something inappropriate, but when. Youhave alternatives that are safe: Sensical, Minno, Yippee, Zigazoo, Betweened. Find what fits your family and keep having conversations.  #parentingtips #criticalthinking #digitalsafety #momlife #kidsafety
Helping teen girls navigate intense tv themes
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I don’t always get it right as a mom, but was really proud of this moment that could’ve gotten really sticky. My 13 year old daughter has been watching Grey’s Anatomy and we discussed how to handle one of the most upsetting episodes (Season 6, Episode 23), including whether she should even watch it and alternatives like reading a synopsis. It challenged my own skills because while I watch Grey’...
FDNY Emerald Society performs Amazing Grace
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FDNY Emerald Society performs Amazing Grace
So sweet.
Is cute but ny xat is cuter
Do cute
The boys
Kaboom
❤️
Lots of early squeaks and squawks.
They may be gone, but never forgotten
Definitely amazing...just like the composition and character of those remembered at The Fireman's Monument. RIP Captain James F. McDonnell.