642. Digital Dangers: How You Can Protect Your Children. Summer coming, more free time, and this is important!
With summer coming, it is important to be able to set limits on children's digital time. These are great suggestions for parents to know how to help their children avoid many problems. Digital Dangers: How You Can Protect Your Children By Nicholeen Peck · May 25, 2016, in Meridian Magazine While sitting at an airport I saw a darling girl, maybe age 14, sitting on a different row of seats than the rest of her family. The parents and brother were talking and trying to engage her in their activities and conversation, but she was in her own little world and would not participate. For hours she sat looking at her phone with a smile on her face and ear buds in her ears. When parents see such a smile on the 14-year-old’s face, many may think the girl is engaged in something good for herself. But I saw missed opportunities and potential problems. She was living in a digital world instead of a real world, and she was missing a great opportunity to bond