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Young people around the world are in the middle of a mental health crisis. We want to blame Facebook and TikTok. What if we’re wrong?
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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Hi there and welcome to eParenting. I hope you like the articles that I have selected.
Use the 'Search in Topic' menu (top right above - 'funnel icon') to find topics you may be interested in. Please feel free to add comments in the 'Reactions' button at the bottom of each article. Enjoy! :-)
Remember that there are many pages of links here, see the full list of pages at the bottom of this page! Also, please feel free to suggest any good resources on the web that you have found. Email me at: kiwirip@me.com - Peter Mellow.
This scoop.it site is all about parenting in the age of technology. Some really useful and interesting links.
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Parents don’t just need half-baked settings. They need AI companies to bake safety into their products.
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Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause.
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I hadn’t expected the holidays to go downhill so fast. But a funny thing happened when I started taking it day by day
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Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its effect on creativity
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The food pyramid can help us think about mental health. We need big helpings of social connection in real life. But social media should be like a ‘sometimes food’.
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WhatsApp, Roblox, Reddit and Discord are among an expanded list of platforms which may be covered by the teen social media ban, the ABC can reveal.
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I made sure I took care of my daughter and her needs, but due to my depression, I wasn’t taking care of myself.
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He is now an adult, so I have no right to dictate the state of his hair or his choice of diet. But I hadn’t expected this to be such an emotional wrench, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
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I’ve already been disavowed of my naive notions that this next parenting stage is entirely stress-free
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September 27, 8:08 PM
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Parents fear that progress toward inclusion is under threat as political leaders call autism a “crisis.”
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September 27, 7:59 PM
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Young people around the world are in the middle of a mental health crisis. We want to blame Facebook and TikTok. What if we’re wrong?
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Their parents’ generation reminisces about carefree times when kids roamed until the street lights came on. Now, children are being tracked like never before.
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Tech companies should be responsible for verifying the ages of their users.
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September 23, 6:44 PM
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In Mum’s Busy Work, Ardern uses her experience of being ‘a working mother who juggled mum guilt’ to open up a conversation and find a better way.
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Apps are promising to ease the job of child-rearing—but they’re missing something crucial.
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When it comes time for a child’s first phone, should parents concerned about smartphones consider ‘dumb’ phones, low-tech mobiles or surveillance apps? Experts share insights on how to introduce the technology
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promises that parental controls and age verification are coming to ChatGPT—though the announcement is scant on specifics.
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The right questions can help us connect with strangers – and create closer bonds between parents and children.
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September 20, 12:10 AM
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As a parent, I’m fed up with a system that values marks over emotional intelligence.
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It may seem like they have won the academic lottery but parents of gifted children can struggle to find the right support to allow their child to thrive.
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Christopher Pepper, coauthor of “Talk to Your Boys,” explains how parents can approach challenging topics — like pornography and substance use — with their sons.
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Roblox is one of the most popular gaming platforms for Australian children. But it also has a dark side.
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A.I. tools can hinder cognitive development in students. Parents are essential to fostering responsible use.
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Video games and parenting have long been considered at odds, but according to a recent survey, an increasing number of parents are embracing gaming with their kids, with encouraging results.
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It’s not enough any more to cover just ‘the birds and the bees’ as many more children are seeing adult content before their teens, says author and educator Jess Melendez
