YouTube celeb Mindy McKnight talks about transition, what scares us most about our kids and parenting in general, raising 6 kids online (and how to keep them safe), and what it’s like to run their media empire in the middle of it all.
And by now, we’re guessing you won’t be surprised by what they have to say.
I recently worked with my teen daughter to set up a fair consequence around one of her screen time rules. I've also include several examples of consequences from other parents.
Tweens' brains are simply too immature to use social media appropriately.
The term itself may seem a little hokey, and is not actually medically diagnosed, but the data is there to back it up.
Here's what they recommended . . .
Despite these benefits, natural, free play—the kind most of us had as kids—is rapidly disappearing
The average person spends almost 2 hours a day on social media. Take average life expectancy into account, and that's just over 5 years of your life. Let's make those a happy five years, using social media for things that bring us joy.
Americans have tried the kinder, gentler, let-me-be-your-friend approach to parenting for the last several decades. If the behavior problems in schools and the heightened level of sensitivity on college campuses are any indication, this parenting approach hasn’t produced the positive outcomes we were hoping for.
You've been dreaming of this. Literally.
