![]() There is usually nothing so important that it can’t wait 20 minutes. But the ability to FOCUS (you know, do just one thing at a time) is a core life-skill that more and more of our kids are failing to develop. I am aware that most middle-schoolers chat while doing homework and are better at multitasking than us middle-agers. Step 2: Identify appropriate TIMES to be on a device.įor example, here are some times when it is NOT appropriate in our household to be texting, snapchatting, Facebooking,** playing an electronic game, emailing, etc: Remind kids that when we are texting or talking on the phone, we are ignoring the people around us, which is especially rude when they are helping us with something. Public spaces where others can overhear a conversation, like restaurants, school, or any place where someone is helping you, like in a check-out line at a store.This means that kids do homework in our house in public spaces, not in their bedrooms.) She is not allowed to use it for Internet access in her bedroom. ![]() Laptops, phones, and tablets get charged in the kitchen at our house.* (I do let my daughter take a smartphone into her room after school and before dinnertime, where she uses it to talk and text. Believe me, it can forever change their development. If you think your middle schooler is mature enough to have a computer in his or her bedroom, read Catherine Steriner-Adair’s book The Big Disconnect. If they complain about being bored, remind them that boredom is not a health hazard, but technology overuse is. Encourage them to learn the names of the streets you are driving on. If your kids are used to being on their devices while you shuttle them around town, re-introduce them to the car window.
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