MOBILE DEVICE SAFETY FOR HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES

Before your teen drives solo, you offer driver's education with lots of practice behind the wheel under your caring supervision. Naomi Dahl from Cell Phone Permit makes the case that homeschool parents should do the same for smart phones—give young people the tools they need to use mobile devices in healthy ways so they avoid addiction, cyberbullying, and phishing schemes. With this curriculum based on trust and open communication, parents can help tweens and teens navigate social media and productivity apps wisely. LISTENER COUPON CODE ★Request your coupon code to use on any purchase at bookshark.com. TIMESTAMPS 01:17 An introduction to Cell Phone Permit, a company created by a homeschool family of 8. 06:30 Have a cell phone curfew each night when everyone turns them off.  09:05 Cell phone use is damaging GenZ's peripheral eyesight and also their social skills. They would rather communicate over the phone than hang out with their friends in person.  09:36 Cell phones and sex trafficking. 13:34 The importance of trust between parents and tweens/teens.  18:24 Vault apps. 24:16 It's never too late to have these discussions with your teens.  25:57 The problem with just saying no to cell phones and social media entirely. 29:47 Understanding how integral social media is in teens' lives. Even when they realize it's destructive, it can be impossible to abandon it totally or block toxic people. 31:23 Establish family time that's not just everyone on their phones—together but alone. 33:34 It used to be that parents wanted kids to turn off the TV and do something as a family. Now we simply want everyone to watch the same TV screen to find some semblance of shared experience (instead of everyone on individual devices). 35:29 Tablet use with babies and toddlers. Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. Request a homeschool curriculum catalog or download samples at bookshark.com. If you'd like to share an aha moment, an inspirational quote, a homeschool hack, a book you're loving, or a suggested podcast topic/guest, leave a comment at bookshark.com/podcast. We'd love to feature your reflection on a future episode.