10/10/2024
COMMENTATING YOUR DEVICE USE 🤳
I came across this concept recently and wanted to share.
Before personal tech, family tech use was communal. The home phone would ring, a child might answer, and everyone could hear the conversation. Someone would be watching TV in the communal living room and people would comment on it as they walked by.
Now, tech use is private. We text to arrange and appointment, we look up a recipe for dinner, we look on our calendar and see it's our cousin's birthday. But all your child can see is you looking at your device. It can be helpful for family connection, attachment, and a child's sense of self if they are included in tech use where possible and appropriate, particularly younger children.
Try this:
✨Commentate on what you're doing ("I'm ordering flowers for Jane's birthday!")
✨Involve your child ("Which flowers do you like best- these or these?")
✨Watch something all together, rather than all on your individual devices (take turns choosing)
BREATHE. We are the first generation EVER IN HISTORY to raise children with personal tech, social media and AI. So really, what the hell is the "right" thing anyway?! I'm sure there'd be information online that contradicts this post... 🤯
BREATHE, you're doing amazing!
