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WHY WE CARE?

Have you often wondered why "WE" as parents care so much about the amount of time our kids are spending on social media and electronics and how much they are exposed to it on a daily basis? I think about this more than I want to. Being a mother to 5 awesome kids, I am constantly battling the type of social media my kids are viewing and alway questioning how much time is appropriate for them to spend on this kind of stuff. Some popular apps and websites for this are Instagram, TikTok, SnapChat, YouTube Kids, Twitter, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Facebook, Whisper, and just plain old texting. This is just to name a few. What Apps are good? What Apps are bad? How much time is spent on these apps in "real" life? Is there a certain amount of time that is acceptable?

These are a few questions that I would like to focus on. This blog will be about the positive and negative things that come from social media with our kids and what we can do as parents to embrace technology. Hopefully, we can see first hand how social media affects children today. Why do we care? Because we LOVE our kids!

MY KIDS

To give you a little background about myself and the blog, My name is Sara. I have been married for 17 years and have 5 children. I would like to give you a little background on each of my children because I plan to use them in reference to this topic on the blog.

BRAXTON

He is 15 years old. He enjoys school and is a Sophomore at Skyridge High School. He loves to play baseball, go boating, camping, 4-wheeling, and especially loves hanging out with his friends. (I'm sure they will contribute to the blog at some point)

Electronic Devices he has access to- a cell phone and also has cell service with his phone. He has access to a family laptop, desktop, and iPad.

KAMBREE

She is 13 years old. She is in the 8th grade at Lehi Junior High. She loves to dance and spends most of her free time in the dance studio. She plays the piano and absolutely loves listening to music. She enjoys being with friends and likes to make a late-night run to Fizz with her dad on the weekends.

Electronic Devices she has access to- an iPhone that allows her access to some apps and texting friends. She doesn't have cell service through a service carrier, so she needs to be hooked up to Wi-Fi to use her device. She also has access to a family laptop, desktop, and iPad.

KHLOEE

She is 10 years old. She is in 4th grade and loves to learn. She is pretty spunky and thinks life is a PARTY all the time. She loves to dance and sing. She loves to put on pretend shows with her friends and still enjoys playing with barbies. She is full of life and such a happy person.

Electronic Devices she has access to- a family laptop, desktop, and iPad, and sometimes Mom's (MY) phone when I let her use it.  

BOSTON

He is 8 years old. He is in the 3rd grade and is excited to learn cursive. He likes to swim, play legos and make box forts with his brother. He loves to be outside on his bike and dig through other people's trash so he can create things out of garbage. He is the "clown" of the family and makes us laugh constantly.

Electronic Devices he has access to- a family laptop, desktop, and iPad.

BENSON   

 He is 3 years old. He loves to be with his siblings and knows way more about life than a 3-year-old should know. He loves to ride his bike, do cannonballs into the pool and play pranks on his family.

Electronic Devices he has access to a family laptop, desktop, and iPad.

Hopefully, as you follow this blog, you will find it helpful, interesting, entertaining and insightful. Seeing that I am using Social Media myself, BRING IT ON!!!
  

Comments

  1. MikinonOctober 1, 2019 at 1:47 PM

    This is so fun! I think that this is something that every parent does and has questioned. Should I let my kids have technology? When is it right? Etc. I think your take on this will be really interesting and I love that you let us know (your readers) what technology your kids have access to. I think getting to follow them as they journey with social media and technology will help us know what apps are appropriate, and maybe help some people make decisions on what they should allow their children to view or use when it comes to the technological world.
    Also, you are awesome and your family is adorable! I'm so glad you've made this blog!
    Keep posting and keep letting us know what's good and what you're up to!

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  2. DedeeOctober 1, 2019 at 2:01 PM

    I love these pictures of your kids. How cute are they? It's nice to know I'm not the only person in our class on the other end of the path when it comes to family.

    I love that you are working towards giving reviews about apps and media. It is a concern. I have a child that I believe is already struggling with depression from electronic use and so I fully agree with your goal to help us know what our kids are watching!

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  3. UnknownOctober 21, 2019 at 3:05 PM

    I think this will be very interesting to learn about the apps and see if it is okay for children to be using. It will also be interesting to see how each of your kids use technology because it is such a variety of their age groups and what they have access to so I think it will be very cool to learn more about. I can't wait to hear about the good and the bad with these apps and see how each kid would use the apps. I can't wait to hear more about this and see what I can learn from it as well.

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