Tag Archives: social media

Navigating Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age

November 21, 2024GuestsBoys are Great, Hello Fresh, IXL, Katey McPherson, school shootings, social media, suicide, suicide prevention, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

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Autonomy-Supportive Parenting

November 9, 2023Guests, ParentingAutonomy-Supportive Parenting, baby quip, Better Help, Emily Edlynn, Factor, parenting, school, screen time, self-determination theory, social mediaJennifer L.W. Fink

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Devorah Heitner on Growing Up in Public

September 28, 2023Guests, Parenting, ScreensBetter Help, Devorah Heitner, essential labs, Factor, Growing Up in Public, parenting, screens, screentime, smart for life, social media, technologyJennifer L.W. Fink

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How to Raise a Feminist Son with Sonora Jha

June 24, 2021Guests, Parentingfeminism, gender, gender norms, How to Raise a Feminist Son, media literacy, reading, single mom, single parenting, social media, Sonora Jha, teenage boysJennifer L.W. Fink

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You may wonder, how do you raise a feminist son? Or you might be wondering, WHY would you raise a feminist son? What if we phrased it this way: How do you raise boys who respect and value all humans? “The word feminist, all over the world, has taken on so many definitions and meanings,” … Continue reading How to Raise a Feminist Son with Sonora Jha →

Social Media Safety

March 4, 2021Parenting, Screens, UncategorizedEd Peisner, Organization for Social Media Safety, parenting, pornography, screens, social media, violenceJanet

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Social media has been a lifeline during the pandemic. It can also destroy lives. In 2016, Ed Peisner’s then-16-year-old son was viciously attacked in a social-media motivated assault — which was filmed and uploaded to social media before his father even arrived on the scene. “It was just a typical Friday,” Peisner says. “He was walking … Continue reading Social Media Safety →

Meagan Francis of The Mom Hour: Parenting in the Digital Age

January 9, 2020Guests, Parenting, Uncategorized#momofboys, boy moms, Meagan Francis, parenting, screen time, social media, surfboard kid, teens, The Mom Hour, tweens, viral photoJanet

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Meagan Francis has been writing, blogging and podcasting about parenting for the better part of 20 years. You might not know her name, but odds are good you’ve seen a photo of her: That’s Meagan, in the hot pink dress. And that’s one of her (four) boys under her arm. (Meagan also has a daughter.) … Continue reading Meagan Francis of The Mom Hour: Parenting in the Digital Age →

Which Apps are APPropriate? (w Jo Langford)

January 2, 2020Guests, ScreensAPPropriate, digital citizenship, Instagram, Jo Langford, parental controls, SnapChat, social media, social networking, TikTokJanet

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How much do you know about the apps KIK, WeChat and My LOL? If you’re like most parents, the answer is “not much” (if anything!). You know that cell phones and social media are an important part of tween and teen culture — in fact, digital communication is the primary source of social connection for … Continue reading Which Apps are APPropriate? (w Jo Langford) →

145 Masculinity Goes Viral: The APA Guidelines, Gillette Ad & Boys of Covington High School

January 24, 2019Media, UncategorizedAPA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men, Covington High School, Gillette, masculinity, social media, The Best Men Can Be, toxic masculinity, traditional masculinityJanet

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By now, you’ve probably seen this picture… …and heard about Gillette’s new ad, The Best Men Can Be Maybe you’ve even heard about the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men, which some applaud and some condemn. (Two recent headlines: “Toxic Masculinity is Under Attack. And That’s Fine,” from a left-leaning … Continue reading 145 Masculinity Goes Viral: The APA Guidelines, Gillette Ad & Boys of Covington High School →

132: Risk-Taking Boys with Mom Judi Ketteler

October 25, 2018Guests, sportsADHD, GTramp, Instagram, Judi Ketteler, parenting, risk, screens, social media, sports, tweensJennifer L.W. Fink

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Would you let your 10-year-old son hang out with a bunch of teenagers you haven’t met? Would you let him attempt a double or triple flip in the trampoline in the backyard – or manage his own Instagram account? Writer and mom Judi Ketteler has. In a society that spends so much time telling boys … Continue reading 132: Risk-Taking Boys with Mom Judi Ketteler →