Parenting Resources — Ages 6-12
Thank you for letting us know what resources you need most! We’ll be sure to share content that will be helpful to you as a parent of school-age children.
Our course, Creating a Tech-Healthy Family, was created with you in mind! In fact, most of our kids were between the ages of 7-12 when we realized we needed to do a better job at preparing them for life in digital world.
Kids are naturally going to have more access to devices as they grow—whether that be at school or at a friend’s house. Even if our kids have little access to devices in our own home, most parents use a portable device. We must create tech boundaries for ourselves as parents and start these must-have conversations so we can worry less about tech and connect more with our kids!
In addition to our course, here are a few of our favorite resources to help parents of school-age children make intentional choices about screen use:
- Reset! 15 Independent Screen-Free Activities to Keep Our Kids Playing by Andrea Davis
- Creating a Tech-Healthy Family: 10 Must-Have Conversations to Help You Worry Less and Connect More with Your Kids by Andrea Davis. (More hand-holding, resources, and accountability can be found in our course, Creating a Tech-Healthy Family.)
- Screen Time and Family Relationships: Helping Parents Restore Connection with Dr. Richard Freed and the Screen Time Action Network
- Gabb Phone – an Internet free smartphone that we love for our middle schoolers. Hurray! Use our code BST2020 for $10 off.
- When You Feel Like Doing Nothing: 100+ Screen-Free Ideas to Help Kids, Teens, and Parents Get Through the End of the Day from Better Screen Time
- Digital Media and Video Game Use | Recommendations by Age from the Digital Media and Treatment Center and the Screen Time Action Network
- Parenting Children in the Age of Screens from The Pew Research Center and Screen Time Action Network
These resources are a great starting point, but if you’d like to save yourself some time (and from pulling your hair out!), we’ve got everything you need in one place.
Prepare your kids for life in a digital world, say goodbye to screen time battles, and finally feel more peace of mind, by following our step-by-step plan.
Our family-tested course Creating a Tech-Healthy Family is ready for you!
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