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.
More from Lauren:
- Wise Up Parenting Videos on YouTube
- @WiseUpParenting on Instagram (a good use of social media!)
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
- Center for Humane Technology (More ways to reduce distraction, take control)
Learn More:
- Watch “The Social Dilemma” Documentary on Netflix
- Wait Until 8th – Family Discussion Guides
- Common Sense Media – Digital Citizenship Program
Non-Screen Alternatives:
- 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)
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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