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Beyond simply screentime: thinking more dynamically about screen based media use
I've talked for a long time about why screentime is a very simplistic and outdated way of considering the complexities associated with young (and no-so young) people's screen based media use (SBMU) and...
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Overcoming Tech Stress: How to log-off from work
Just doing some work before bed. Humans, 2016. I had a chat to Triple J's Hack program yesterday about a report by Reventure which indicated 'Young people experience stress from being constantly...
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Resources: Engaging Adolescents @ Kings
Here are a selection of the links and resources I presented yesterday at the Engaging Adolescents workshop for parents yesterday at Kings.// SLEEPBlue light and the 'zeitgeiber effect.Work with (not...
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Introducing Virtual Vitamins
I've been talking about balanced use of technology in terms of Digital Nutrition for about three years now*.When I was invited to speak at the 2016 DigCit Summit at Twitter HQ in San Francisco, I...
View Article6 traits to look for in a quality presenter
The search for quality teacher professional development and school wellbeing programs:6 things to look for in presenters and organisations. As school principals and executive teams continue to plan for...
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Why I'm not sharing my baby's image on social media
Research suggests that kids born today will have nearly 100 photos shared online by the time they turn 5. There’s a bunch of emerging issues that arise out of ‘sharenting’ – the sharing of our...
View ArticleScreenager-bashing wont make them happy and sporty
Another day, another tired old screenager-bashing op-ed by some out-of-touch old white guy – this time one spruiking the state government’s $100 Active Kids rebate in a thinly veiled advertorial for...
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5 rebuttals to *that* smartphone article in The Atlantic
This guy used to freak me waaaay out. Confirmation bias sells better than sex when it comes to talking about young people and their smartphones.Oh, you’ve noticed humans using phones en masse? Well...
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Here's an alternative to banning smartphones in high schools
Over the last several years the commentary on kids and their smartphones has grown exponentially. And with it so has the moral panic. Every adult who’s ever created a Facebook account has opinions on...
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How to stop freaking out about your kid’s obsession with Fortnite in one...
Play it. Yes, really. Pick up the console (that’s the thing you drive the game with) and play. Oh you don’t have time? Bullshit. This is your kid’s wellbeing you’re worried about (apparently), the...
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