I love how this space will be a place that can serve parents of all ages and a resource for those of us with younger children to revisit as they get older! As the mom of a 1.5 year old, my dream topic would be how to be intentional when first introducing screens. It feels like a blank slate right now, so it’s confusing to know what to do. My hope is to start good habits that will continue into the toddler years.
So excited about this new adventure of yours and glad to be a part of it! So far (my kids are 7 and 10), phones/tablets etc. are not really an issue at our house. But it does happen more and more that neighbors/friends come over and bring their device. Or my kids visit a friend’s house and they have their own devices. I’d love to hear your thoughts on how to navigate these scenarios. Like, I had to come up with a rule on the spot when a neighbor kid brought their phone (“No phones in the bedrooms”). But I wasn’t really prepared for this, ha.
I would love to chat about what to do if/when (let’s be honest, it’s more than likely a “when” for this scenario) we get to the age when our kids’ friends all have social media/phones. We are pretty “anti-phone” and try to not be on our phones around Penelope much at all (we tell her phones are for FaceTiming family only), but I know we won’t always be the only influence in her life. I struggle to think about how to approach convincing her that she shouldn’t be on social media when all her friends start getting on them, without accidentally convincing her she should just do it behind our backs on friends’ devices just because it’s something mom and dad said no to, and things your parents don’t want you to do tend to be quite enticing to teenagers :). We still have quite some time until this comes up, I hope, but when it comes to family and tech this is probably my top of the list of concerns.
Maybe a post on how you approach this differently depending on each child’s personality. With the addition of my daughter a couple months ago, I’m already amazed at how she is my son’s identical twin yet her personality is already proving to be so different! With technology, thankfully me and my sister were children of the 80/90s but I was the one that was always outside and my sister was always in front of the TV. Same parents, same upbringing- my parents were laid back. We were latch key kids. Interestingly, I’m still the outdoorsy ones and my sister is still the TV show addict :)
I'm excited to see where TCF goes in the coming months/years! My child is not yet two-years-old, but I'm hoping we can start off strong as a family regarding technology. I've learned lots from you at EFM over the years and can't wait to learn even more over here.
I love how this space will be a place that can serve parents of all ages and a resource for those of us with younger children to revisit as they get older! As the mom of a 1.5 year old, my dream topic would be how to be intentional when first introducing screens. It feels like a blank slate right now, so it’s confusing to know what to do. My hope is to start good habits that will continue into the toddler years.
So excited about this new adventure of yours and glad to be a part of it! So far (my kids are 7 and 10), phones/tablets etc. are not really an issue at our house. But it does happen more and more that neighbors/friends come over and bring their device. Or my kids visit a friend’s house and they have their own devices. I’d love to hear your thoughts on how to navigate these scenarios. Like, I had to come up with a rule on the spot when a neighbor kid brought their phone (“No phones in the bedrooms”). But I wasn’t really prepared for this, ha.
So excited for this and for you!
I would love to chat about what to do if/when (let’s be honest, it’s more than likely a “when” for this scenario) we get to the age when our kids’ friends all have social media/phones. We are pretty “anti-phone” and try to not be on our phones around Penelope much at all (we tell her phones are for FaceTiming family only), but I know we won’t always be the only influence in her life. I struggle to think about how to approach convincing her that she shouldn’t be on social media when all her friends start getting on them, without accidentally convincing her she should just do it behind our backs on friends’ devices just because it’s something mom and dad said no to, and things your parents don’t want you to do tend to be quite enticing to teenagers :). We still have quite some time until this comes up, I hope, but when it comes to family and tech this is probably my top of the list of concerns.
I’m so excited for all of this! ❤️
Sounds great, I'm in.
Love this so much, Em! Your blog has always been a favourite of mine x
Maybe a post on how you approach this differently depending on each child’s personality. With the addition of my daughter a couple months ago, I’m already amazed at how she is my son’s identical twin yet her personality is already proving to be so different! With technology, thankfully me and my sister were children of the 80/90s but I was the one that was always outside and my sister was always in front of the TV. Same parents, same upbringing- my parents were laid back. We were latch key kids. Interestingly, I’m still the outdoorsy ones and my sister is still the TV show addict :)
I am excited for your work and perspective in this space, Emily! I have loved following EFM over the years and your blog has been so impactful for me.
I'm excited to see where TCF goes in the coming months/years! My child is not yet two-years-old, but I'm hoping we can start off strong as a family regarding technology. I've learned lots from you at EFM over the years and can't wait to learn even more over here.