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AvidReader25
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Pickpick

A deep dive into studies of how social media & phone use are affecting our kids. I appreciate the tangible changes suggested. Waiting until high school to give your kids a phone/ social media, banding together with other parents to create a like-minded community, & lobbying your school to keep phones completely out of schools, are all great ideas. But unstructured play, age-appropriate risks & responsibilities, & less parental hovering is key!

Read-n-Bloom I was one of the moms that didn‘t let her children have a phone or social media until they were older and it was cool then to let them have it. They are just realizing now how it‘s not so good for them. My daughters still like those things but they are not glued to it like some are. I‘m glad I took that stand for my girls. They didn‘t like it even found ways to get on at school but the rule was still there and their use was monitored. (edited) 4d
AvidReader25 @Read-n-Bloom This is so encouraging to me! Do you mind if I ask how long you waited before your kids got phones? 3d
Read-n-Bloom High school. Bc both of them had illnesses that would strike out of the blue and certain teachers wouldn‘t let them go to office and call home. So it‘s when I decided that it was needed. So if they got really sick and needed to come home maybe they could get through on the way to class or if they were in the bathroom. My oldest didn‘t have internet though. But my youngest had internet at school, when they allowed it and when she came home. 3d
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Read-n-Bloom When they were younger the teachers they had, most anyway, let them call home when they were sick. So I didn‘t have that problem when they were in elementary school. 3d
AvidReader25 @Read-n-Bloom that‘s good to know! There are so many factors that go into the decision. 3d
Read-n-Bloom You‘re right. There is. I think the internet, social media, etc, is addicting. I even find myself having to force myself to stop on social media or playing a game, imagine what that feels like for a child that has had no boundaries ? . I think it‘s scary what it can do to a child‘s mental health and mindset. I‘m not against any of it but a child needs to be a child and I believe phones too early can keep them from that. 3d
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Chelsea.Poole
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Mehso-so

The whole idea (14 hour audio!) is that parents/adults/caregivers should be the central relationship in a child‘s life, with friends and peers secondary. The authors argue that parents should guide their children in every aspect of life. I agree with this and find comfort in the fact that our kids have friends but neither have groups that matter more than our relationship with them. However, it‘s repetitive and feels over the top at times.

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RowReads1
Adolescence | Laurence D. Steinberg

Adolescence (Netflix) review. Red pill culture: https://youtu.be/OcM-od_uV6M?si=1XvApkCtjJ7lXL6Q

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Born.A.Reader
It Takes a Village | Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Quiet time, sitting together and reading, while listening to the rain/thunder outside. ❤️ My soul needed this.

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Kenyazero
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Visited friends in Wisconsin recently and there were so many little libraries everywhere! I was delighted to find the tagged book in one. Coincidentally, I recognized it because it was often in the “by our staff” shelves in the bookstore at Colorado State University in Fort Collins where my friend and I got our M.S., and the book is related to her current thesis project. #LittleFreeLibrary

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Born.A.Reader
It Takes a Village | Hillary Rodham Clinton
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"Children are not rugged individualists."
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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ICantImReading
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Pickpick

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The four foundational reforms Haidt proposes in this book are no smartphones before high school, no social media before 16, phone-free schools, and far more unsupervised play and childhood independence. The book itself isn‘t without its flaws, but the subject matter provides great food for thought and is certainly worth our society‘s continued collective consideration.

BookLove4Ever I‘ve been meaning to put this on my tbr. 1mo
ICantImReading @BookLove4Ever it‘s definitely worth a read and some thought! 🙂 1mo
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️ As the parent of two sons on the cusp of Gens Z and Alpha, none of this is news. Unfettered access to a smartphone is clearly not ideal, and the parents aware enough to seek out such a book are likely not the true target. Play-based vs phone-based in terms of upbringing needs a happy medium. This research doesn‘t really address gray areas, but incessantly reiterates a this-or-that mentality rather than a compromise.

Suet624 Well that‘s too bad. 2mo
Tamra Like AI, cell phones aren‘t going anywhere so the all/none approach is unrealistic and potentially disadvantageous in the long run. On the other hand, it‘s also crazy to me Kindergartners are misusing them during school such that they are getting referrals! 2mo
britt_brooke @Tamra It‘s crazy to me that kindergarteners would even have phones. My oldest got his for his 12th birthday with lots of rules attached. Same will happen when my youngest turns 12. Thankfully, our elem and middle schools require them to be in lockers during the school day. I‘m not sure of the HS rules yet. 2mo
Tamra @britt_brooke here, k-5 no phones, Middle School lockers, High School not during class time. It seems to be working. 👍🏾 2mo
britt_brooke @Tamra Surely that‘s how HS is here, too. I hope so! 2mo
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AvidReader25
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Pickpick

This parenting book resonated with me more than any other I‘ve read. Its main goal is to help you raise kids who are able to make decisions for themselves in a safe environment at home that will translate well when they‘re out of your house. They talk about how helicopter or drill sergeant parents limit kids‘ maturity, while consultant parents help their kids learn through natural consequences. The key is empathy while still allowing them to fail.

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