Five Parenting Tips for the Digital Age
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Jonah Engler offers five parenting tips for navigating the challenges of raising children in the digital age. Key suggestions include setting technology limits, establishing family rules for screen-time, teaching online safety, engaging in open conversations, and modeling appropriate media behavior. These strategies aim to help parents foster a healthier media environment for their children.
Five Parenting Tips for the Digital Age
- 1. FIVE PARENTING TIPS FOR THE DIGITAL AGE Jonah Engler
- 2. Introduction New York entrepreneur and philanthropist Jonah Engler emphasizes the importance of a work ethic and fully applying oneself to achieve both personal and professional goals. A family man with three children, Jonah Engler also places significant focus on parenting issues and parental involvement. Parenting comes with new challenges in today’s digital age, and the following list presents tips for parents. 1. Set limits for technology use. Unless used for school or educational purposes, enforce those limits. Consider developmental appropriateness, especially for children under the age of 5. Knowing the difference between passive and interactive media will also help you determine time limits. 2. Establish family rules for screen-time. Create a set of rules for the family, which prohibits the use of digital devices in certain rooms or times of the day. For instance, you can require all family members to refrain from phones use during mealtimes and just before bed. You can also incorporate appropriate media use as part of your family rules plan.
- 3. Parenting 3. Teach online safety. Speak to your children about how to protect themselves and their identity. Basic precautions include avoiding identifying information and never meeting up with strangers encountered online. Furthermore, make children aware that content shared online cannot be deleted. 4. Engage in conversation. While children need limits regarding technology use, they also value having their thoughts and concerns heard. Create open dialogue with your children about media use and expectations, which can encourage them to think about their actions online and potential consequences for misuse. 5. Model good behavior. Model the behavior you expect to see in your children and be mindful of your own media use in their presence. Balance media use with frequent face-to-face interactions, and avoid oversharing on social media sites, particularly if you have preteen or teenage children who can see your feed.