Parent’s Corner: Are we Facebook friends?
by manz
In this day and age things are different than when we were kids. Your child is ten and wants their own iPhone. After you take a photo of your four year old with your phone, the child instantly asks “are you going to put that on Facebook?” And let’s not forget the kid who walks around “air hashtagging” when he’s not even sure what Twitter is. How do you as a parent or caregiver guide children along in this screen-driven world?
The Parent Shelf is located in the downtown youth area, and here is where you’ll find a variety of parent-child related books on a multitude of topics- including everything from food and nutrition to potty training to time-outs to homework. These books are available for checkout and can be found in the catalog when searching “parent shelf.” And there are many on the topic of the digital age and children. Here are a few to get you started:
Growing up social: Raising relational kids in a screen-driven world
Talking back to Facebook: A common sense guide to raising kids in the digital age
And if you’re looking to research more on navigating cyberspace and children, there are plenty more books to choose from.
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