By Anne Maheux — 2021
The amount of time teenagers spend on social media isn’t the only thing that matters. So does how they use it.
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With kids spending more and more time on screens, parents worry that they are getting hooked
Adolescence is the perfect storm for relationships between teen boys and their parents, but they are more vulnerable than they seem.
Teens want honesty from adults just as adults crave the truth from teens. If we both want the same thing, why is it so hard to get there?
When your child becomes a teenager, your parenting role begins to shift. You may find yourself becoming more of a guide rather than a rule-maker or teacher. That’s not to say your child won’t need you to intervene when there are safety issues or that your teen won’t need consequences.
Nudge kids to be their best selves by encouraging them to consume positive, inspiring media and online content.
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While many technology experts and scholars have concerns about the social, political and economic fallout from the spread of digital activities, they also tend to report that their own experience of digital life has been positive.
As a marriage dissolves, some parents find themselves asking questions like, “Should we stay together for the kids?” Other parents find divorce is their only option.
It’s hard to see a child unhappy. Whether a child is crying over the death of a pet or the popping of a balloon, our instinct is to make it better, fast. That’s where too many parents get it wrong, says the psychologist Susan David, author of the book “Emotional Agility.
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The different ways your child behaves actually stems from a list of four complex emotions. Here’s how explain them to your child in a way they’ll understand so they can learn to manage them.
Wander any playground or mall, and at some point you are likely to observe a parent coaching her child to take deep breaths in and out to calm herself, or directing her to “use her words” versus hitting, kicking or grabbing.