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Beyond the feedback: calling all iPhone users

Ten Minutes, Big Impact: Together we can help Apple enhance our children’s online protections Dear Parents of iPhone/iPad users, Are you confused or frustrated by Apple’s built-in parental controls? Do you have Family Sharing and basic ScreenTime limits in...

Put the MO back in FOMO: Fear of Missing Out

What is FOMO? https://youtu.be/mQXBv8OJjeQ FOMO stands for Fear Of Missing Out, which is a genuine feeling that most of us experience as we browse through our Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or other social media feeds. It is the fear of being left out of something...

Parenting in the digital age: Real tips to help kids (and parents) today.

September 24, 2015 Washington Post -- Parenting in the digital age: Real tips to help kids (and parents) today. Why is my 6-year-old twerking? How do I limit what my 10-year-old can see on his phone? These are common questions with complicated answers—but as a parent...

Mid-Summer 2024 Newsletter

Apple’s Broken Guardrail System Did you see Dr. Pletter's campaign in May 2024 highlighting the small, yet critical problem with Apple's parental control system? The Beyond the feedback: Calling All iPhone users campaign continues to grow and was recently featured in...

Parenting in the Digital Age

WHAT WILL THE AUDIENCE LEARN? The audience will hear from a clinical psychologist who not only specializes in the treatment of young adults, he also speaks frequently to large groups of parents and companies about the impact of the digital world on child (human)...

Reactive vs Proactive Parenting In The Digital Age

Thanks for watching this episode of The Family Couch In this episode of The Family Couch with Dr. Adam Pletter, a Clinical Psychologist who works with children (and the parents that come along with them) we discuss the impact the digital age has had on raising our...

iParent 101 ToGo™ 2nd Edition: A Quick Snap of Snapchat

5 tips for parents to better understand SnapChat and promote developing self-regulation Snapchat is often described as an app where pictures disappear after a certain amount of time, but this is not entirely accurate. The photos on Snapchat are timed and can last...

‘You are the boss’: Parents of Fortnite-obsessed kids turn to Facebook, experts for help

Parents are turning to social media to help one another deal with their kids' obsession with the highly popular online game Fortnite. Dozens of Facebook support groups have cropped up recently full of parents eager to discuss how to help kids transition from gaming to...

iParent 101 Fortnite Basic Training (*2018)

Click here for Slideshow 20-slide presentation written to inform parent/child dialogue to enhance parents' ability to set reasonable and enforceable limits and scaffold developing self-regulation. *Many items came back for Fortnite OG in 2023 and remain relevant for...

iParent 101 eBook: Digital Parenting Support for Modern Families

eBook Overview (Click here for full download) 1: Understand the ProblemIn today's digital age, it's becoming more difficult for parents toassume the role of teacher and guide in their children’s use oftechnology. Modern parents are indeed pioneers as we lack thecommon...

Ask the Experts: Adam Pletter

by Dr. Adam Pletter | Mar 5, 2024 | Ask-the-Expert, Uncategorized

In the second installment of FOSI’s Ask the Expert series, Good Digital Parenting’s Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov spoke to Dr. Adam Pletter about how families can handle Back to School. Dr. Pletter provides his opinion so that families will be able to better manage screen...