So You're Getting Your Kid a Phone...Cell Phone Boot Camp for Parents:
Mentoring Your Child To Thrive and Survive as a Phone-user (without losing your mind or turning into the NSA)
Watch PromoI was feeling overwhelmed by the technology in my 6th grader’s life; my daughter was accessing online tools and social media sites I wasn’t familiar with, and I needed to provide more guidance in her digital life. After working with Devorah of Raising Digital Natives, I now have a framework for keeping my daughter healthy and happy online.
- Michelle Golden, Oak Park, IL
Course Curriculum
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Start1. Intro (3:16)
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Start2. Concerns About Phone (1:34)
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Start3. Survey of Your Own Attitudes Towards Technology
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Preview4. Survey of Your Child's Existing Digital Life
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Start5. Social/Emotional/Cognitive Assessment
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StartExtra Credit: Blank Digital Lifestyle Schedules for any member of the family (printable)
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StartWeek 2: Skills and capacities for thriving with a phone. Number 1: Empathy: Video and Activities (2:03)
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PreviewConflict Resolution: Video and 3 Conversations (2:53)
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StartBoundaries/Privacy/Discretion: Video and Guided Conversaations (1:15)
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StartImpulse Control: Video and Cautionary Tale (Choose your own) (0:12)
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StartBonus Skills: Executive Function, Calendaring, etc. (1:55)
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PreviewSpace: Mapping the device at home and beyond (2:45)
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StartTime Boundaries around Availability and Responsiveness: Connectivity Anxiety (2:02)
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StartSocial Space/Etiquette: Social Norms for Connectivity-when to unplug (1:12)
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StartShould I Spy?: Is there a role for monitoring? (6:17)
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StartCreating a Phone Plan or Contract (1:46)
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StartExamples of Contracts
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StartBonus: Example of a Digital Kids Life Map
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StartBonus video with Max Miller (66:50)
We confidently launched my son as a new cell phone user after finishing the class! We have a system in place for green-lighting new apps and my husband, my son and I are on the same page. We loved that the course focused on realistic, everyday issues.
Ellen Krause-Grosman, Boston, MA
"The short videos were incredibly helpful. Love those tidbits of wisdom!
All the material is so rich that I keep circling back to it."
- Allison Joelson, Los Angeles, CA
"Like everything else you do as parent and child together, this too should be a journey taken together and this course can help you make that connection with the right questions. Loved the videos and the live coaching call. I loved the fact that I could connect with you as a human being mom to mom and professional to professional!
- Tina Shepardson, parent and middle school teacher, Janesville, NY