The document discusses the importance of monitoring children's technology use and setting limits on screen time in order to prevent addiction, ensure good sleep habits, and protect them from online risks like pornography, bullying and sexting. It provides tips for parents on using filtering software, setting clear rules for social media and mobile devices, and implementing screen-free zones to manage children's technology use and internet activity.

1. Managing Technology in the Home

2. How many devices do you
have in your home
connected to the internet?
Question…

5. Do you think a CHILD
could be addicted to a
phone or social media APP?
Question…

7. WHAT DO THESE THREE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?

9. Alcohol
Smoking
Gambling
Pornography
cellphones & social media
Age restrictions…

11. • Motivation
• Learning
• Habits
• Exploring
• Mood
• Attention
• Sleeping
• Seeking and reward
• Thinking
• Moving
Critical for

12. What is the first thing you
reach for in the morning
when waking up?
Question…

13. Sleep Hygiene
• 71% of kids in 7th-12th grade report
sleep problems.
• Blue light from our mobile devices
tricks our brains into thinking it
might still be daytime
• This produces more melatonin, the
hormone related to sleepiness

14. Try this for 1 week
• Refrain from the iPad / TV / cell phone
for 30 minute before bedtime
• Charge phone in another room
• Wait until after breakfast to check
technology
Experiment

16. What are kids
doing on their
devices for 9
hours a day?

17. Social networking parents =

18. Social networking

19. Current Trend: Fan Following
• Collect followers and likes
• Instagram is the #1
• Kids can get obsessed with these!

20. Social Networking
SnapChat
• Most popular chat app among teens
• Instant messaging, photos and video
• 100 Million daily users
• Highly addictive (#FOMO)

22. Social Networking
SnapChat
As of right now….SnapChat is
impossible to monitor unless you
JailBreak or “root” your phone

23. Social Networking
SnapChat
IF…..your going to allow SnapChat,
consider putting in place some rules
to keep them safe.
….this is just a SAMPLE!!

24. Social Networking
• Mom and dad have the username and
password.
• If it gets overused, or it seems like its becoming
too much of a distraction, its gone.
• If grades drop, its gone.
• If “respect to parents” diminishes, its gone.
• If mom or dad see or hear of anything
inappropriate, its gone.
• Mom and dad may install it on my phone, sign
in as you and receive or look at your “snaps”
anytime they want.

25. BEWARE
• Pornography
Anonymous Apps
• Bullying Apps
• Sexting Apps
• Hook up Apps

26. Pornography
• 1 in 9 websites
online are
pornographic
• Put a filter
program on ANY
computer that your
child will use.

27. Anonymous Apps
Secret
Whisper
YikYak
Sober

28. Bullying
Completely
Anonymous

29. Sexting

30. Feb, 2016

31. Hook up Apps
Tinder, Blendr, Grindr, Skout, and
Swoon

32. How to keep
them safe!
Tips, Tricks and Tech
helpers

33. Passwords

34. Where are they using technology?

35. Where are they using technology?
Location….Location….Location…

36. Cell phones at night…
The iBasket

37. Cell phones at night…

38. Contracts!
• Cell phone contract
• www.iccguru.com/cellphonecontract.doc

39. Rules for social media use…
• Know the platform
• Know their password
• Know their friends / followers
• SET TIME LIMITS!
INTERNET SAFETY RISKS

40. Rules for social media use…
• Always use privacy settings
• No Bullying – post respectfully
• Select photos carefully
• BEWARE OF TIME SPENT!
INTERNET SAFETY RISKS

41. 1) Monitoring
2) Filtering
3) Time control

42. Monitoring, Filtering and
Time Control
programs

43. SocialMediaMonitoring

44. SocialMediaMonitoring
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Vine
• Instagram
• Google+
• Tumblr
• Gmail
• Outlook / Hotmail
• Yahoo! Mail
$9 / month
• YouTube
• Pinterest
• GroupMe
• Flickr
• WhatsApp (iOS only)
• iOS Text Messaging / Photos /
Videos
• Android Text Messaging
• Bark also alerts you about new
APPS installed on the phone

45. Filter for the Mac or PC

46. Filter for the Mac or PC

47. Filter for the Mac or PC
Excellent filter, monitor and time
control program for the Windows
PC or Mac
Good filter and monitor for the
iPhone, not great.

48. iPhone and Android CONTROL
$4.99 / mo if you sign up in next 4 days
$6.99 for new subscribers Oct 23rd

49. iPhone and Android CONTROL

51. Filter for the iPhone
Settings
> General
> Restrictions

52. Filter for the Android
$19
one time purchase

53. Filter for the ChromeBook
Filter and time management

58. Monitoring for the iPhone
• Previously recommended TeenSafe
$70/yr premium version

59. Monitoring for the computer
• Email
• Instant Messaging
• Keystrokes
• Screenshots
• Website history
• Searches
• Facebook
• YouTube

60. Wholehousedevicemanagment
Circle
Manage all of your home’s connected
devices. With Circle, parents can filter
content, limit screen time and set a
bedtime for every device in the home.

61. Wholehousedevicemanagment
Circle

62. Wholehousedevicemanagment
Circle

63. Scott’s Final Tips
1) Find out what your kids are doing.
2) Know the PW's of your kid's accounts
3) Remove technology at night
4) Monitor Social Media
5) Set up screen free zones and or banish
tech at mealtimes.
6)Talk to your kids about technology!

64. Response card
1) Full version of the PowerPoint to
share
2) PDF file of the handout w/
hyperlinks.
3) Special offer from us to use if you
need help with any of the technology
we presented today!

65. Password books are $5 in the back
Know their passwords