You are Asking the Wrong Question

The Hidden Premise In my role as a digital literacy coach, I often hear similar questions. One of those questions is, “How much screen time should my child have?” This is the wrong question to ask. Did you catch the negative hidden premise within the question? The hidden premise is that screen time is bad….

Digital Bytes – March 12, 2018

Digital Childhood If you have time, read this whole PDF. If you don’t, skip ahead to page 14 where they look at the developmental milestones for children of a certain age range and then look at recommendations for digital use, risks & challenges, and impact. They look at 5 different age grouping from 3 to…

Digital Bytes – 19th Feb. 2018

How to Make Screens a Positive in Family Life Parents don’t talk about the joy of screens very much unless it is on a long plane journey. This article from The Guardian starts gives excellent advice on screen time. Screen time advice starts with “Enjoy screens. Not too much. Mostly together.” There is great practical…