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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:

Screen-smart parenting: How to find balance and benefit in your child's use of social media, apps, and digital devices

Reset your child's brain: A four-week plan to end meltdowns, raise grades, and boost social skills by reversing the effects of electronic screen-time

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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