Develop consequences if limits are crossed. What is right for your family? What hours can devices be used? In what rooms? What media? What devices? Should you have a family account or separate accounts on your computer? Set limits.
Remember, if you are not having conversations about tech use, you are not teaching coping skills.Ī. Do not wait until something happens to create rules and agreements. Act now to ensure that your children are safe and technology is used to enhance their lives, not cause safety risks or emotional strife. Some of Kristen’s core messages and advice include the following:ġ. Kristen described cybersecurity risks and unhealthy impacts as well as strategies to ensure that kids and youth can safely enjoy technology in the age of texting, sexting, sharing photos, and tweeting. Kristin Noto, a Middlesex District Attorney from the Partnership for Youth spoke at the Watertown Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 1. As a result, the average teenager sends more than 3,000 texts per month or more than six texts per waking hour. Across Massachusetts, in 2011, 20 percent of third graders, 25 percent of fourth graders, 40 percent of fifth graders and 85 percent of 6-12 graders reported having their own phone. Of these, more than 90 percent could use their phone to go online and text. Cell phone ownership among kids is widespread and on the rise. Welcome to the digital age! Teens and tweens have unprecedented access to Instagram Tumblr, SnapChat, Secret, Slingshot, Whisper, Ask.fm, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, Pinterest, Skype, FaceTime, Omegle and other new apps developed daily.
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