Social Media
Your Jacobs Fork Middle school counselor manages this site. Please contact me at lori_wike@catawbaschools.net or at the school for more information.
Media Girls: Making over the media to teach middle school girls to discover their self worth and harness the power of social media for positive change. Click here to go to website.
The Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Brains
New research aimed at understanding the impact of social media on adolescent brains is already showing fascinating results. The National Institutes of Health study is following more than 11,000 children over a decade. Anderson Cooper spoke to the researchers for Sunday's "60 Minutes." Psychologist and CBS News contributor Lisa Damour joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the study.
This news clip was produced by CBS news following the NIH research. Research shows that social media is altering brain functioning in the areas of attention and focus. "We are creating a habit of distraction. We are training our kids to keep interrupting themselves which means they can't do anything hard because they seek that interruption." The news clip also discusses the correlation between social media, anxiety and depression.
Scrolling through our social media feeds feels like a harmless part of our daily lives. But is it actually as harmless at seems? According to social media expert Bailey Parnell, our growing and unchecked obsession with social media has unintended long term consequences on our mental health. As social media continues to become part of the fabric of modern life – the “digital layer” – abstinence is becoming less of an option. Bailey think it’s high time we learned to practice safe social before it’s too late. What are the common triggers? How are they affecting you over time? How can you create a more positive experience online? Bailey covers this and more in “Is Social Media Hurting Your Mental Health?”
Apple and Android Family Sharing and Restrictions
Click HERE for Android instructions and click HERE for Apple.
There are many parental controls out there so this breaks down the top apps for filtering , blocking and managing Iphones. Click above to find out!
2016_csm_technology_addiction_executive_summary.pdfTechnology Addiction
2019-new-normal-parents-teens-screens-and-sleep-united-states-report.pdfThe New Normal: Teens and Sleep
2018_cs_socialmediasociallife_fullreport-final-release_2_lowres.pdfSocial Media, Social Life
Social media use can harm your mental health, especially when it’s used more frequently.
Setting limits and sticking to them can help minimize these effects.
The One Hour No Screen Family Challenge
The challenge is this: spend one hour a day as a family away from all screens, for seven days. That’s a one hour a day screen free week. That includes phones, iPads, laptops, and video games. Zero devices for 60 minutes. Click HERE for the IMom article and challenge.
SCREEN TIME CHECKLIST [KOTC KITC].pdfScreen Time Checklist
Are you looking to set some screen time rules in your household? Finding screen battles are sucking up your energy and time? This handy screen time printable will help you enforce some screen time rules for before and after school and on weekends and holidays - all in a handy chart and checklist style printable that can be printed, laminated and pinned on your fridge or noticeboard!
Cell-Phone-Contract.pdfCell Phone Contract
Cell phone contracts are a perfect way to introduce the responsibilities of establishing healthy boundaries and choices when your tween is developmentally and emotionally ready for cell phone use.
Ninety-two percent of parents feel that quality conversations at dinner time are very important for connecting with their kids, yet many worry that devices at the table are taking away from those moments.
TAKE THE DINNER DEVICE FREE CHALLENGE! Click HERE!
A movement for happier, healthier kids
Get your whole family on board with tips for a balanced digital life.
The Family Dinner Project is Teaming up with Common Sense Media
The Family Dinner Project is a growing movement of food, fun and conversation about things that matter. We are a nonprofit organization currently operating from the offices of Project Zero at Harvard University.
Over the past 15 years, research has shown what parents have known for a long time: Sharing a fun family meal is good for the spirit, brain and health of all family members. Recent studies link regular family meals with the kinds of behaviors that parents want for their children: higher grade-point averages, resilience and self-esteem. Additionally, family meals are linked to lower rates of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, eating disorders and depression. We also believe in the power of family dinners to nourish ethical thinking.
Now, through this movement, families will come together to share their experiences and insights to help each other realize the benefits of family dinners. Together, they’ll figure out the resources needed – like tips for setting dinnertime goals, overcoming obstacles such as conflicting schedules and engaging everyone in meaningful conversation – to improve the frequency and quality of their mealtime interaction.
Our team is ready to help you and your community join The Family Dinner Project. Please contact us for more information.
This Time magazine article outlines the correlation between increased screen time and anxiety and depression in teens. Click on the title above to read the article.
A US News and World Report article shows the more often young teens turn to social media, the more prone they are to eating disorders, new research suggests.
Reports of abuse are emerging with unprecedented frequency around the country, with some perpetrators grooming hundreds and even thousands of victims, according to a review of prosecutions, court records, law enforcement reports and academic studies. Games are a common target, but predators are also finding many victims on social platforms like Instagram and Kik Messenger. This NY Times article
