As more schools have asked that students stay home; parents and educators alike are scrambling to ensure that online learning continues during the coronavirus shutdown. According to a statement by the United Nations, school closures are “disrupting the education of 290.5 million students globally”. Schools across the globe including Nigeria have shut down to reduce…
Technology and Parenting
Parenting children in the digital age; requires an understanding of the role technology plays in our daily lives. The more we are aware, the more we can prepare them for the future.
Our children are online and connected to the whole world at the click of a button. This exposure means that we cannot hope for the best, we need to ensure that they are well prepared. Technology and parenting do go hand in hand.
As a result, today’s parents need to be well equipped and informed. You need to talk to your children about their online behaviour and to ensure they are responsible digital citizens. Some of the things to discuss are their digital footprint, the effect of screen time, cyberbullying, turning on privacy setting, the increasing role of automation and how to stay safe online among so much more.
Another wave that is here to stay is social media. There are several social media platforms that are widely used today. In reality, our children are jumping on at a rate faster than we can keep up.
Being a digital-savvy parent is not a good idea, rather it is critical to succeeding in modern-day parenting. The technology and parenting category on LagosMums is a resource for parents to help with this. In addition, schools have a role to play as they require children to use the internet for their school work.
Here you will find some of the latest and trending topics on technology and how it affects your family. So if you have never had a talk with your children about technology and the virtual world, today is a great day to start.
How Social Media can Encourage Beauty Sickness
We have always been fascinated by the beauty and desire to be beautiful is a basic instinct. So what is so different today and how can social media encourage beauty sickness? The difference is the immense pressure to change how you look to fit in. At the core, it is the interactivity and connectedness of…
How Distracted Parenting Is Affecting Children
We all know the ongoing debate of how much screen time is too much, how do we ensure that our children develop well? Perhaps we need to discuss how distracted parenting is affecting children. When it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about their child’s screen time—and more about their own.
Teaching Teenagers Love and Respect In A Digital Age
Teaching teenagers about love and respect in a digital age presents its own challenges. Is it okay for someone your teen has never met, to ask them out on a date via WhatsApp, and ask your teen to meet him at the venue using an Uber? Parents of teenagers are struggling with how to deal…
Safer Internet Day 2020- Talking To Kids About The Internet
Hello Mums! Today is Safer Internet Day 2020; with the theme- ‘Together for a better internet”. This is a global celebration usually in February each year; to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people and to also; inspire a national conversation. This observance is coordinated in the UK by…
The Future of Jobs and Top Secrets Parents Need to Know
What is the future of jobs all about and why does it seem confusing for parents? One reason is that Parents have to navigate raising their children for a future that seems to change faster than ever before. The future of jobs can be categorised as the rapidly changing nature of jobs. Many industries have…
Technology Enabled Diapers
New parents, particularly Millennial parents, tend to be more open to raising children in a way that’s more progressive than the relatively traditional methods of parenting they were raised on. This can be observed in a variety of areas, whether by having children be more in-tune emotionally. Or having less rigid standards for gender expression,…
Technology Is Taking Over The Family Dinner Table
The ‘ideal’ family unit in the middle of the last century, is a product of a bygone era. Along with the family norms of saying the grace around the table, and the popular series of ‘Father Knows Best’. These images had a broad popular appeal and were reflections of the family cultures that sadly have…
Bad Tech Habits And How To Prevent Them
The average individual today loves technology, and they use a lot of it, in fact, they basically can’t do without it. Technology has become an integral part of our existence. In Nigeria, the average working-class person sends tons of emails daily, spends about 23 hours a week texting and scampering through social media. The average…
Characteristics Of Millennial Parents
Every generation of parents tend to create its signature parenting style. While no description can cover every parent, still we can all relate to stereotypes of parenting styles. There are seminars and several training platforms where parents ask about tips on dealing with clingy babies, a never-ending school project, or just about instances when they…