Tag: cyberbullying

• Warning Labels on Social Media and Phone Bans in School:  The Trophy Husband Take.

  

  In a world where social media reigns supreme, it’s hard to imagine a day without scrolling, liking, and sharing. But recently, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy suggested something that might just make your thumbs tremble: warning labels on social media platforms. Think of it as the digital equivalent of those grim warnings on cigarette packs,…

  Joe Carei

  July 17, 2024

  child health, Family, group messaging, New Year’s Resolution, Outdoor activities, Peer Pressure, Smart phone Use, Social Connections, social media mental health, Social Skills, Technology, teenagers

  Bullying, cyberbullying, Mental Health, school smarthphone ban, screen time, screenagers, social media, social media alternatives, surgeon general, Technology, Vivek murthy, Warning labels on social media

• Are we too conservative?: Our next kid’s first phone.

  

  We are a little more conservative than most.  We have set 15 1/2 years old as the time to give our child a smartphone.  We have done this with our oldest who is now 30, so she got her first phone in 2007.  I am sure several days later she got her first inappropriate text…

  Joe Carei

  February 27, 2023

  Children and phone, cyberbullying, Family, Fitness, Mental Health, Smart phone Use, social media mental health, Stress, Technology, Uncategorized

  children, children mental health, cyberbullying, parenting