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Most parents worry about screens. How much is too much, and when should they get their child a smartphone? Might the blue light be disrupting their sleep, and how do you know if they are addicted? Many autistic children, in particular, are highly attached to their screens, and parents say that they worry about what to do.
There is a lot of fear around screens and what our children do on them. But what if the very concept of ‘screens’ is stopping us from thinking clearly?
For a screen is just a sheet of glass. That can’t be harmful in itself. It’s what’s happening behind the screen which matters. ‘Screen time’ can include socialising, research, reading, playing, creating and much more.
Our children do more via a screen than ever before, and when we put all of that together as ‘screen time’ it stops us looking more deeply. In order to help our children develop a healthy relationship with screens, we need to look beyond the sheet of glass and ask what is really going on.
Why do autistic children love screens so much – and what should parents be doing about it? In this mini-course, Naomi will dive into the psychology of behaviour around screens. She’ll explain why many autistic children have a special relationship with screens, and how parents can help their children develop a healthy and sustainable relationship with technology.
This bundle gives you all 10 webinar recordings from Activate Your Parenting through to What About Me? for £120 off the normal price of £300.
This bundle gives you the second 5 webinar recordings in the Low Demand Parenting series for £50 off the normal price of £150. It contains: 6. Other People 7. Screens 8. School 9. The Future 10. What About Me?
How do you manage screen time, when your child doesn't play by the parenting rules?
A down-to-earth illustrated guide for parents of children just haven't read the parenting books.
Some children just haven't read the parenting books. The harder you try, the worse it gets. There's a hidden contract at the heart of parenting. It's the idea that if parents just get it right, their children can be made to do what they want. Manuals explain how to make it very clear to your children what you want them to do - and how to respond when they don't cooperate.
When my son was four, we were sent a gift subscription to an educational software package called something like Education City. It has questions which children were meant to answer. I opened it up and showed it to him. He enjoyed numbers and patterns so I opened the maths sections.
Cultural practices like parenting are based on social norms. Things that ‘we all do’ (even if we don’t really). Things that we learn from the world around us. Good Parenting™ means conforming to the social norms of whatever culture you are in. In the UK and the USA, this means controlling children.