Guest post by Jason Brand As a therapist who specializes in helping families navigate an increasingly digital culture, Jason Brand, LCSW, hears a lot from teens about what they find helpful and not helpful when it comes to their social lives, digital devices and advice from their parents. I first met Jason when we were interviewed on a radio show together a few years ago and have been a fan … [Read more...] about Digital & social: A teen’s perspective on parenting
Social Media
Social media snapshot: Indonesia
About a third, or 82 million, of Indonesia's 250 million+ people are online, LaPrensaSA.com reports (via the EFE news service). That's twice as many Internet users in "the world's third-largest democratic country" since about a year ago, based on 2013 World Bank data, and 69 million of them are on Facebook. That makes Indonesia Facebook's 4th-largest market after the US, India and Brazil, … [Read more...] about Social media snapshot: Indonesia
Mobile rules in the US now too
It's now clear that, where Americans' use of digital media is concerned, mobile rules. "The days of desktop dominance are over," declares top digital market researcher comScore in its latest mobile app report. Smartphones and tablets represent 60% of Americans' digital media time, and "the fuel driving mobile’s relentless growth is primarily app usage, which alone makes up a majority of total … [Read more...] about Mobile rules in the US now too
Spoiler alert: Kid loves teaching Twitter to Dad
I never do movie reviews. But Chef is totally on-topic for NetFamilyNews, and not because some families have foodies in them. It's because there's a scene that illustrates better than anything I've seen on film how sweetly and respectfully social media can be folded into parenting. Sure, as in this scene, it can be a little bumpy and awkward at times (like parenting, like being a kid), but when … [Read more...] about Spoiler alert: Kid loves teaching Twitter to Dad
Social media in Saudi schools … sort of
In the US, social media is banned in most schools but ubiquitous in the rest of students' lives. In Saudi Arabia, social media is banned but will be taught in school. Maybe we could learn something from each other. "The textbook for [Saudi Arabia's] first year secondary students, entitled Computers and Information Technology, would contain information on using, designing and managing websites … [Read more...] about Social media in Saudi schools … sort of