Information for Parents
Tools and tips for SLV families managing children and their technology.
- Parenting Tips - Tips for the first generation of parents raising children that never knew the world without the internet in the palm of their hands.
- Technology Tools - Technology to manage technology.
- Chromebooks - Important tips setting them up, family contracts and current models.
- Smart Phones - Is your child ready for a smartphone? Family contracts, managing phones, why they're important.
- Online Safety - Basic information with links to further details.
Other Resources
Other Resources
Books
Books
- Raising Humans in a Digital World by Diana Graber of cyberwise.org
- Surviving Your Child's Adolescence by Carl Pickhardt
- Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne (and Podcast)
- The Teenage Brain by Fances Jensen
- How to Hug a Porcupine (Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years)
Online Resources
Online Resources
- CyberWise.org - Information for parents of tweens and teens
- Internet Safety 101 - Helpful parent guides.
- Common Sense Media's Family Engagement Resources. (Our students learn about common sense digital citizenship at school.)
- Tech Talk Tuesday Blog - Thoughtful discussions to have with your tween/teen - Addiction, Bullying, Social Media, Cell Phones, College, Distraction, Digital Citizenship, Health, Mental Health, Homework, Monitoring, Parenting, Pornography, Sexting, Privacy, Rules, Screen time, Self Control, Video Games, etc.
Online Newsletters
Online Newsletters
Signup for weekly e-newsletters that provide ongoing parenting ideas in this information age.
- Common sense in your inbox - Plugged-In Parent Weekly, Kids in Context Weekly, #DeviceFreeDinner
- Screenagers - Tech Talk Tuesday Weekly newsletter / ideas - Conversation starters about social media, video game use, tech tips, research & more