Resources for Parents (from Lauren’s Presentations)
Below are the resources, organizations, and tools that Lauren speaks about during her Educational Presentations for parents and students.
Printouts for Parents (print them out!):
More from Lauren:
- Wise Up Parenting Videos on YouTube
- @WiseUpParenting on Instagram (a good use of social media!)
- The Truth About Tech podcast episode (Spotify, Apple)
Control Social Media & Tech:
- iPhones: How to set time limits and app limits
- Androids: How to set time limits and app limits
- YouTube Auto Play (Turn off)
- Instagram – Sensitive Content Control (Turn on)
- TikTok – Restricted Mode (Turn on)
- TikTok – “Not Interested” in this type of content
- Alternatives to Smartphones
Learn More:
- Watch “The Social Dilemma” Documentary on Netflix
- Wait Until 8th – Family Discussion Guides
- Screen Sanity – Printable Parent Guides
- Common Sense Media – Digital Citizenship Program
- Center for Humane Technology (More ways to reduce distraction, take control)
- Join MAMA.org (Mother’s Against Media Addiction)
Non-Screen Activities & Hobbies:
- Let Grow – Independence Program for Kids (created by psychologists)
- Log Off Movement (created by teens)
- Game Quitters “Hobby Tool” (created by an ex-gamers)
- Screentime Genie (created by Stanford University students)
- 1,000 Hours Outside
Book Recommendations for All Parents:
- The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
- Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff
- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
- Free-Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy
- Never Enough by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
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