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Teens and Tech 101

Added Jan 05, 2017 •

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there's an old quote the more things change the more they stay the same French journalist said that we have hack in the 1800 but for many of us technology is Change Daily Life filled it with so many bugs in church that the world look and feels completely different from when we all grew up but despite all is advance of the basics of growing up or pretty much the same think about it you used to have Marathon phone calls how your kids are texting non-stop you used to spend hours obsessing over the mixtape your kids are creating these crazy video mashups you cut pictures from magazines to make collages now they just pinned their favorite styles to boards online and well you major ways to keep notes secret disappear and then explore their own sense of identity is part of their childhood development naturally this often involves risk-taking and looking for Pure validation as parents though always tough to see our kids ignoring consequences or putting so much of their value on to their peers feedback but actually it's a normal part of their development kids need property need to cultivate their emotional social and intellectual skills and to do so they need to create an explore and experiment have the support ask questions about the world around them the catches is that they're doing all this while their frontal lobe the part of the brain that controls emotions and impulses is still developing do I support to talk to your kids about the challenges as well as the opportunities that today's digital landscape offer because their brains are still being wired and in the world to digital devices where the outlets are meet wide-reaching and 20 / 7/6 are definitely higher first they need to understand that just about everything online is public friends of friends can learn about what you have for it's searchable have you ever Googled your name or your kids name  it's replicable in Schererville we live in a copy paste culture where things can live viral overnight once you click it's out there out of your control and it's almost impossible to track where it's gone it's sometimes anonymous spell anonymity does allow for healthy exploration it also can lead to What's called the distant emission effect meaning that kids might say or do something that they wouldn't necessarily do offline and they need to understand that every post share, creates what we call a digital footprint which can impact the reputation tomorrow or further down the road the rarest Pitfall the digital world does have great potential for creativity learning and social growth it's an amazing resource that allows for access to information around clock learning that can happen anywhere at anytime and a personalized or customized connections and communities that can be made Beyond walls and borders with the literally at our kids fingertips one of parents biggest tasks now is sending appropriate guidelines and support systems for this new landscape because missteps are going to happen it's just a part of best way to figure out your family's Digital Life by asking questions staying informed and exploring this new landscape yourself better yet art with you and if you need a little help figuring all out we're here for you

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