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Uses of Technology

Keeping a Child Occupied

Getting a Child Ready for Bed

Calming an Upset Child

Rewarding or Disciplining a Child

Educating a Child

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What do you think mother and daughter are doing?

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Alphabet Taught to Kids Today

A: Apple B: Bluetooth C: Chat D: Download E: Email F: Facebook G: Google

H: Hewlett Packard

I: iPhone J: Java K: Kingston L: Laptop M: Messenger N: Network

R: Ram S: Server T: Twitter U: USB V: Vista W: WiFi Y: YouTube

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Text & Chat Acronyms

LOL:NP:BTW:B4N:BFF:DBEYR:

GR8:ILY

IMHO:

J/K:L8R:OIC:OMG:ROTFLMAO:

TMI:

XOXO:

In My HumbleOpinionJust KiddingLaterOh, I SeeOh, My GoshRolling On TheFloor LaughingMy A* OffToo MuchInformationHugs And Kisses

Laugh Out LoudNo ProblemBy The WayBye For NowBest Friends ForeverDon’t BelieveEverything YouReadGreatI Love You

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Discuss:

Should you give your child a

smartphone?

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“No evidence that screen time is helpful

for babies…”

Dr Susan Linn, co-founder of

The Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood

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“When I played with my daughter, I was amazed

with the thought processes she had.”

Joel Levin, founder of MinecraftEdu,

a game-based education non-profit

and father of two girls under nine.

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No technology before 4th grade

Wendy Kelly, third grade teacher at

low-tech Rudolf Steiner School in New York City.

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Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids

working together and motivating them, the teacher

is the most important.

Bill Gates

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Protector• Know you child’s online habits

• Limit screen time

• Know what/what not to share

• Set Parental Controls

• Read Movie Reviews & Ratings

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Role Model• Children Do What

Children See

• “Organic” Meals

• Put down that phone

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Truth Seeker• Credibility

• Multiple Sources

• Fact vs Opinion

• Too good to be true

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Values Coach• Integrity

• Respect

• Responsibility

• Empathy

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Linesman• Balancing Boundaries

with Freedom

• Social Bonding

• Sense of Achievement

• Peer Pressure

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Visionary• Parenting for the Long

Term

• Cultivate Interests & Hobbies

• Quality Time

• Life Skills

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