THE DIGITAL PARENT
Tips and Tricks for Parenting in the 21st Century

Enabling parental Controls:

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Parental controls are software or device-specific options that allow parents to monitor their child’s internet use. They prevent children from accessing inappropriate, unsuitable, or illegal content online. They can be implemented within your internet service provider, search engines, video streaming sites, chat software, cell phones, tablets, and more. Parental controls can practice the following prevention methods:

• Control or block the video games your child can access
• Filter web browsers and only show pre-approved websites
• Prevent children from using certain services
• Manage search engines to limit what a child can search online
• Manage types of videos that are searchable

THE DIGITAL PARENT
Tips and Tricks for Parenting in the 21st Century

RESPONSIBILITY: 

Responsibility is the character trait or the month of October. Responsibility is essential for becoming a healthy, happy, and productive person, and it is the basis for a free and civil society where each person does what he or she is expected to do. This begins at home where children learn to take care of their belongings, clean up after themselves, do chores with a good attitude, finish their homework and resolve conflicts peacefully. Encourage your children to take responsibility in “little things” so they are ready for greater opportunities in the future!

Ideas to Do as a Family:

-Have your child share with you about times they are responsible. Emphasize that being responsible requires knowing what is expected and not making excuses.

-Share with your child about something you did that required responsibility. Explain how you are responsible.

-Schedule daily household chores that your child will be responsible for.

-“Catch” your child being responsible and offer your encouragement by verbally showing your appreciation.

-Watch a movie or TV program together and discuss how the characters are being responsible.

-Volunteer as a family to do a community service project together.

-Remember that the best teaching tool is to always model the behavior you want your child to learn.

Character Check:
Do your friends encourage you to be responsible?
In what ways do you feel you are responsible?
What are three ways you can be more responsible?