by Andrea Davis | Feb 16, 2019 | All Posts, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, Recommended Resources, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
Is my teen ready for a cell phone? This is the million-dollar question for parents today! There is no single right answer because every family and every teen is different. We are parents who are still learning, but we’d like to share a few strategies that have helped...
by Andrea Davis | Jan 22, 2019 | All Posts, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, Preschool, Ages 3-5, School-Age, Ages 6 – 9, Set Your Family Up for Success
Have you ever found yourself in a screen time slump? My husband and I made the decision to keep our television in a closet (using it as like an appliance), for the past twelve years. While this helped to create a learning-centered home, we still have other devices...
by Andrea Davis | Nov 14, 2018 | All Posts, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, Preschool, Ages 3-5, School-Age, Ages 6 – 9
Almost two years ago our family moved across the country from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest. Due to the dramatic change in cost of living from one to the other, we knew we would need to cut our home size in half. (Yikes!) With five kids, it was a bit...
by Andrea Davis | Oct 31, 2018 | All Posts, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
To print this image, just right-click and “Save image as…” and download to your device and print! If you’ve read our article, Feature Phone to Smart Phone: A Four-Phase Process, then you are familiar with this progression. This image came to my...
by Andrea Davis | Oct 12, 2018 | All Posts, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, Preschool, Ages 3-5, School-Age, Ages 6 – 9, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
Over the past year I’ve read a lot of books, articles, and blog posts about screen time. I’ve tried to balance my reading between theoretical works from experts, as well as practical tips from parents who are in the trenches. Out of everything I’ve read, there is one...
by Andrea Davis | Sep 13, 2018 | All Posts, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, School-Age, Ages 6 – 9, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
{Note: This image only shows part of the list!} How do you decide when your child is ready for a cell phone or a personal device? When we started our Family Tech Think Tank we knew we needed to have a discussion with our kids about when the right time would be to...
