Building a Healthy Relationship With Media

How do we help our kids create a healthy relationship with media? How do we help navigate information flow and teach them about everything from kindness to crediblity? This guide will help!

Authentication 101

When was the last time you double-checked a news source before you shared it on social media? Check out this Authentication 101 tip sheet provides some guidelines on how to authenicate news and other information online to ensure you are sending and receiving fair information.

How to Protect Your Kids From "Fortnite" Scams

The popular game has become an easy way for scammers to trick kids into sharing way too much information. Click here to to check out a series of tips on how to protect you and your kids from this and other popular online games.

Fostering Mental Focus

Click here to check out a Tech Talk Tuesday blog from the website ScreenAgers offering tips on how to foster mental focusin our kids and ourselves.

Homework and the Digital Age

This article from the Tech Talk Tuesday blog provides 5 homework strategies to help students in todays digital age.

Digital Responsiblity Tips for Parents

This resource guide provides parents with tips on how to raise digitally responsible youth. It offers information on commonly used apps and digital lingo. Check it out!

What Teens Wish Their Parents Knew About Social Media

You might be surprised to learn what your kids wish you knew about their life online. Check out this article to stay in the know.

Your Kids Apps Are Crammed With Ads!

You may not realize how many ads your kids see in a day. Read this article to learn more from the latest studies and expert insights.

Teenagers Are Sexting. Now What?

Ongoing research on sexting can inform parents how to start conversations and keep your kids safe. Learn more by checking out this article.

The Stats on Sexting May Surprise You!

Kids today are sharing initimate pictures at rates that may surprise you. Check out this infographic from a survey of Canadian youth indicating that sexts can be both consensual and non-consensual.

12 Ways to Make Sure Your Kids Dont Stumble Across Sexy Stuff Online

In this article, Dr. Shari Madigan (UofC) offers tips to help parents reduce the risk of your kids seeing inappropriate images online.

People Share Their Summertime Screen Rules

Check out this article to see what other parents are suggesting when it comes to managing your kids screentime this summer!

How to Share Screentime Rules with Caregivers

So you set your rules for screentime, but what about when it comes to other caregivers in your childs life? Check out this article to learn 10 tips for talking to caregivers about your media rules.

So You Got a Parental Control ... Now What?

Setting up parental controls on your devices might just be the first step. Check out this guide to these useful tools to make sure you are putting them to good use.

Think Before You Share

Social Media allows the sharing of ideas, opinions, pictures and videos. This conversation guide encourages you to think before sharing. Check it out!

Promoting Ethical Online Behaviors

This helpful tip sheet provides parents with an overview and disucssion topics around the moral and ethical choices that children face when online.

Should I Share?

Choices have consequences. This guide offers a series of questions to help determine if sharing a photo is the right choice.

ScreenAgers

Growing up in a Digital Age. This site has many links to resources to support parents and students. Parents can sign up to recieve a weekly message called Tech Talk Tuesdays that are very insightful a wide range of topics. Check it out!

Young Canadians in a Wired World

Check out this great infographic highlighting Canadian statistics around screen use.

Be the Best Version of You!

Convenant Eyes is a site that helps children and caregivers manage online activity.

Social Media: What Parents Should Know

Sharing information and images via social media is a part of daily life for many children and teens. Check out this definitive guide to help you stay informed and aware of what is going on their lives.

Sexting

Digital Citizenship: Guide for Parents

Teen Sexting has become even more common, Research says

One in five youth see unwanted sexual content online, says new research

One in seven teens are ‘sexting’, says new research

NeedHelpNow.ca, a website run by The Canadian Centre for Child Protection, supports teens and families in stopping the spread of sexual pictures or videos.

NeedHelpNow.ca

Common Sense Media: Sexting Handbook is a resource that provides information about sexting and how teens can respond to situations related to sexting and cyberbullying.

Common Sense Media: Sexting Handbook

Sustained Attention

How to Actually, Truly Focus on What You’re Doing

You’ll Never Learn! Students can’t resist multitasking, and it’s impairing their memory.

The Myth of Multitasking And What It Means For Learning.