Smart Social Podcast: Keeping students safe so they can Shine Online

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We learn from the co-founders the history of this platform, where it began, and how it grew from 2007 until today. Parenting then (pre-social media) was too “judgy and preachy”; Your Teen didn’t want to be that to its followers. Instead, the founders sought to offer real, honest support, showing the rough spots and addressing the truth in their mission with articles by a team of real parents and p...

With refreshing honesty and candidness, Bill examines a broken higher education system and how it can be remedied. He calls on students to approach their college years with curiosity and a desire to learn for the sake of learning rather than following a path that ultimately leaves them unfulfilled. Bill Deresiewicz is the New York Times Best-Selling Author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of t...

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Lori chats about the power of human connection and how parents can connect better with their teens. She touches on the importance of presence in our interactions with our kids and on better tools to communicate with them, cautioning that anxiety can be contagious. Lori also shares her experience as the mother of a teenager and even reflects on her own years as a teen. Finally, she discussed an imp...

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Parents can help by helping teens see the bigger picture in regards to FOMO, regularly talk about digital footprints and what's not OK to share online and setting reasonable screen time limits.    Read more at https://smartsocial.com/effects-of-social-media-on-mental-health/ Learn more about Jessica at https://jessicaspeer.com/   Join our free newsletter: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ ​  Tak...

Jessica talks about the damaging effects of "outcome love"--the kind of love that shows up when kids have accomplished something. She encourages parents instead to focus on the long haul--on the learning and the growth that kids experience throughout their childhood and adolescence. She gives great advice on developing positive relationships with teachers, expressing gratitude, and even the benefi...

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Read our Instagram app guide: https://smartsocial.com/instagram/  Parents and students can have a discussion to review the Instagram settings to ensure students’ experiences are positive on the app.   Where is Instagram available? App Store: 12+ Google Play: T (Teen) Official website: Instagram.com (Owned by Facebook, Inc.)   Learn from Smart Social's resources:  Join our free newsletter for paren...

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We'll talk about the necessary precautions to take when gaming online and how to talk to your student about gaming. 

Read our Minecraft App Guide: https://smartsocial.com/what-is-minecraft/ Minecraft (Based in Sweden, Developed by Mojang Studios, Owned by Microsoft) Apple App Store Rating: 9+ Google Play: 10+ Minecraft gameplay involves players interacting with the game world by placing and breaking various types of blocks in a 3D environment. Users can build creative structures, creations, and artwork on multip...

Kelly talks about really listening to our kids and the importance of doing so without the goal of fixing. While it is soothing for us, she says, to solve problems for our kids, it is ten times more soothing to know that they can problem-solve for themselves. Truly listening allows parents to get to "the thing behind the thing behind the thing"--what kids are really trying to convey.  Kelly tackles...

Read 22 examples of the positive impact of social media on teens: https://smartsocial.com/positive-impact-of-social-media/ About our guest:  Kriya Lendzion is a School Counselor in Asheville, North Carolina, working with middle schoolers. She's also a Mental Health Clinician with adolescents and an Addiction & Prevention Specialist.  About our host: With a background in marketing at Disney and a l...

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In this episode, Ted gets candid about what changed in the college admission process during his 40-year tenure in admissions at the University of Chicago: what he refers to as a natural growth and an unnatural growth. He discusses how college rankings lists have impacted the college admission process, he offers parenting advice for those trying to navigate the admissions journey, and he gives his...