Today, kids and parents can connect and communicate anytime of the day because of smartphones. The phones are not used to call someone. We just text. Even better, we will text someone to see if it is okay to talk. Needless to say we can know where our kids are at just by sending a … Read more
One of the things that parents struggle with is the balance of technology and their kids. We want our kids to know how to use the internet, but online safety is always a concern. During the pandemic our kids were learning about video calls and taking tests online for school. I know both parents and … Read more
As parents we have all told ourselves many times to put the phone down. We are connected to our jobs, friends, and family 24/7 through our phones. The ease of technology is a blessing and a curse. If we become addicted to our phones, our kids will follow our lead. We don’t want our kids … Read more
John Howlett wanted to reach his kids in a new way. He knows that his kids favorite mode of communication is by text. They can be in the same room, but texting them things like dinner is ready gets more of a reaction than actually saying those words. It is not just words either. Emojis … Read more
To my fellow parents raising kids in the “digital age” I feel your pain. Yet that pain doesn’t have to be so bad when you have someone in your corner. Thankfully the team over at OurPact is someone that is in your corner. As you hand your child a smartphone or tablet there are many … Read more
Michele Havner from OurPact sits down with me again to chat about her parenthood journey. We talk about how families are navigating through this pandemic. Next Michele explains some of the new features that OurPact has rolled out to keep our kids safe online. Michele shares that if we want our kids to be good … Read more
