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Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Web Player Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --g Register for our new free social media safety webinar. Join Parent University to get videos to watch with your kids so they can better understand WHY they need to be smart online. Please share this episode with a friend and subscribe so we can help more parents. Thanks for all your support. Join our next webinar to learn the 30 worst apps your students should never use: https://smartsocial.com/social-media-webinar/ Join Parent University to get videos to watch with your kids so they can better understand WHY they need to be smart online. View the top 70+ good and bad teen apps in our Popular App Guide page for Parents and Educators. Learn more about our guest at https://www.projectharmony.com/Home Angela Roeber, Director of Communications, Project Harmony Using the same apps as your teens is the best way to learn You get a new phone for your teen, or your child asks to play Minecraft for the first time – what do you do? The first thing you want to do is to learn about the app or the website your kids want to use (or are already using)… What is it, how does it work and what are the risks? This can be done in several ways. Using the apps in question is the best way to learn. Google (or any search engine) can lead you to a wealth of information about any tools or apps. Setting rules and expectations for app, cell phone, computer, and internet use is key to keeping kids safe online. Make sure your screen time rules apply to other people’s houses – and be clear with other parents about what your rules are. Monitoring can look different for every family, every kid, and certainly every age group. One thing to keep in mind is if you create a social media or technology contract with your children – keep up your end of the bargain. We all are guilty of telling our children that we shouldn’t have phones at the table during dinner but then answering a text as it pops up, or a work email. New research is showing the cell phone use by parents – particularly during times they are interacting with their children – can impair learning and behavior, so it is important to model behavior you want to see your children engage in yourself.