“Home was a safe place for Brian in 2008. Whatever happened in school, stayed in school. Not now.”
Middle School Misfortunes Then and Now, One Teacher’s Take
‘What are you doing, Mommy?’ ‘Oh nothing, Sweetie.’ That was the honest, ridiculous truth.
“I was scrolling through my phone, doing absolutely nothing. Nothing of value. Nothing worthy of taking my attention from him. And him asking that of me —it made me uncomfortable.”
‘Let her do it. Why does it matter to you?’
“Why would you ever want her to stop doing something that makes her feel good?”
‘I flew halfway across the United States to attend a child’s 10th birthday party with a group of woman I met on the Internet’: Why this mom’s online friends are her BEST friends
“Our sisterhood began with a 1lb 3.5 oz baby named Travis. Frankly, I have never seen a group of women rally together so completely to support someone… which was especially surprising since none of us had ever met in person.”
‘Today I took your phones away, to offer you a gift my dear ones… the gift of freedom.’
“I want you to know what it is like to live free… moving through your day not having to worry about what you are missing, about where your phone is, about what is happening in Fortnite.’
‘Every day she tags me in stuff on Facebook. Every day. Like several times a day.’
“I try to make a point of acknowledging it. So often I come home to a ‘Did you see that thing I tagged you in?'”
‘I was sitting on the park bench trying to send this picture of the boys to my wife when I heard a man’s voice very loudly say ‘don’t miss it’.’
“I looked up and replied ‘miss what?'”
Screentime Is Making Kids Moody, Crazy and Lazy
“If done correctly, this intervention can produce deeper sleep, a brighter mood, better focus and organization, and an increase in physical activity.”
‘It’s easy to fool ourselves into thinking we’re seeing the full picture’: Mom’s reminder that social media is just ‘snapshots’ of the larger reality
“But here’s the reality… a snapshot will never tell our whole story.”
‘Did I give him too much TV time? The doctor was concerned’: Mom sees drastic improvements in son after cutting back on technology
“Within a week Isaiah was making better eye contact, was becoming more social and interacting with us more, and playing with his toys.”
