Screenagers Blog

I am a big believer that communication is a teachable skill. We can all learn more productive ways to handle in-person interactions. I have a fun way for you to work on communication skills with your kids.

TBH (To Be Honest) is an app meant to share positive vibes where users anonymously send and receive superlatives like “Best person to get a cup of coffee with." Ranking people has been around long before social media, but tech adds a new dimension.

Many kids were sleeping when the news of the Las Vegas shooting was first reported. But, when they woke up and looked at their phones they quickly found out. How do we help our kids with scary and tragic news?

In an app development class, kids came up with a voice-recognition app that would temporarily freeze their parents’ phones whenever the child’s voice is detected.

Have you ever considered making the car a screen-free zone? Two years ago my family decided to make the car a screen-free zone and great conversations have emerged because of this rule.

What if all pediatricians in the country have signs in the waiting room that said something like the following: "For children’s development, having times off screens is important. This doctor’s office is a ‘screen-free zone’ for kids."

The average high school starts at 7:59 AM, with some starting as early as 7:00 AM. Studies show lack of sleep affects our teens well being. Now, many schools are shifting their start times.

A principal in Washington DC challenged her 8th & 9th graders to forgo any type of screen time every Tuesday throughout the whole summer in exchange for $100.

A survey in the UK reveals that 3 of the 4 most popular social media platforms had a net negative effect on the mental well-being of young people.

Remember Andrew from Screenagers? The college student who struggled with an addiction to video gaming. We recently checked in with him to find out how he has been and what he is up to today.

Who ever thought that we would be living in a world where porn would just pop up unannounced on our screens? Porn is just a click away for so many of our kids and I strongly believe that we as parents need is to start talking about inappropriate media sooner rather than later. But what do you say and at what age?

Let’s face it—our kids are exposed to lots of media that is pure junk. So how do we expose kids to media that has positive messages but is not overly sappy? In my view, I think documentaries make for great media. Here's ten you and your kids can watch.