The 2nd Annual Digital Wellness Day will be celebrated on May 7th, 2021; where its mission is to help individuals, communities, and organizations with research-based tools and strategies to flourish in a digital age. Digital Wellness has emerged as a new concept, reflecting the increasing need for more balance; in how digital technologies are integrated into every…
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.
6 Ways To Help Your Kids Beat FOMO
FOMO is the fear of missing out and this can happen to anyone. However, when it comes to our kids and social media, there is a need to help them beat the negative side of FOMO. The negative sides of being online can have dire effects on a child’s mental health. Since the advent of…
How To Win The Internet Struggle With Your Child
If you are a parent today, the question of how to win the internet struggle with your child is real. We cannot avoid it, we cannot ignore it, what we must do is create balance for our children and for ourselves. This is why I love this letter a mum shared with her child as…
Important Things Parents Need to Know About Digital Boundaries for Children
When it comes to raising a digital citizen, parents need to know about digital boundaries. The term “digital citizen” has become a buzzword in recent years. Part of being a digital citizen includes knowing what digital boundaries. And parents must help their children to grow up to be well-rounded, thoughtful humans who are comfortable with…
What can we Learn from the Harry and Meghan situation?
This situation with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan has been an ongoing one; but it became much more revealing when the couple shared on an interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey. This interview entailed what they experienced in Buckingham Palace with the royal family; and it bordered around things like racism,…
What are the things to know about Parenting in the Digital Age
Parenting our children in this digital age is not about sheltering them from the harshness of the world. It’s about preparing them to thrive in a complex and challenging reality; whether you are new to parenting or have raised children for years. LagosMums hosted a parenting upgrade masterclass, themed “Parenting 3.0”; where we had amazing…
Raising Children who Challenge the Status Quo
For generations, our society’s status quo has been maintained; but we as parents need to start raising children who will challenge this for the better. The status quo differs for most of us, for instance, International Women’s Day held earlier this week; with the theme, “Choose to Challenge”, encouraging women to call out gender bias and inequality…
YouTube Launches Parental Control for Tweens and Teens
YouTube to launch parental control features for families with tweens and teens YouTube announced that it will soon introduce a new experience designed for teens and tweens who are now too old for the school-age-focused YouTube Kids app. The company says it’s preparing to launch a beta test of new features. These will give parents the ability to grant…
What are the Benefits of STEM? For Children not Interested in Science and Math
STEM learning is important in preparing children for their place in society, but how does this benefit children that are not interested in STEM? The industrial revolution has evolved over the years, from people using water and steam to power systems; to systems now being automatically driven digitally through code and various automated machine programing.…
Parents Get Off Your Phone
We talk about the fact that children learn more from what you do than what you say. Based on what children and teens are saying we want to tell parents; get off your phone. Tim Elmore a parenting guru, who focuses on growing leaders shares advise on this matter. His colleague, Andrew McPeak, hosted several…