{"id":9456,"date":"2021-07-22T14:57:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T14:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.digitalschools.com.au\/?p=9456"},"modified":"2021-11-27T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T20:47:11","slug":"screen-time-supervision-is-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srkilsyth.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/guest-contributors\/screen-time-supervision-is-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Time: Supervision is Key"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9456\" class=\"elementor elementor-9456\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-224fd03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"224fd03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fbbe\" data-id=\"3c1fbbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecc566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ecc566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Screen Time: Supervision is Key<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2c302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b2c302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">I often describe parenting with digital devices as a little bit (or a lot) \u2018dementing\u2019. What I mean by this is that it&#8217;s hard work and relentless. While none of us, I included, profess to parent perfectly, I understand that supervision is key without a shadow of a doubt. Like in the offline world, we understand that children cannot be left alone because of the risks we know exist. They need age-appropriate supervision.<\/span><span lang=\"en-AU\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-AU\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badccd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"badccd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vG26y9O469g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77d6d88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77d6d88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb8612d\" data-id=\"fb8612d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e17c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89e17c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Supervision refers to having children using internet-enabled devices in communal areas of your home. Simply put, the risks far outweigh any possible benefits of primary school-aged children being allowed to use devices in their bedroom (or behind closed doors). Although not likely to be a popular decision, we urge every family to set an expectation that devices are only used in communal areas of the home.<\/p><p lang=\"en-AU\">\u00a0<\/p><p>The reason that supervision of internet-enabled devices is so important is that it will minimise (notice how I didn\u2019t say eliminate) risks of:<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\" type=\"disc\"><li>Cyberbullying<\/li><li>Grooming by predators<\/li><li>Exposure to inappropriate content<\/li><\/ul><p lang=\"en-AU\">\u00a0<\/p><p><span lang=\"en-GB\">To further support you and your family in keeping children safe online, we highly recommend using <\/span><span lang=\"en-AU\">parental controls<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><span lang=\"en-AU\">Parental controls are settings that can be used to help supervise and manage device use. One of the best examples of effective parental controls is Apple\u2019s Screen Time setting. Please have a look at the eSafety Commissioner\u2019s guide for more info: <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esafety.gov.au\/parents\/skills-advice\/taming-technology\"><span lang=\"en-AU\">https:\/\/www.esafety.gov.au\/parents\/skills-advice\/taming-technology<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p>Above all else, we encourage parents to start and continue conversations about their children\u2019s experiences online. Communication will work side-by-side with supervision and boundaries to mentor our kids to navigate the online world more safely.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p lang=\"en-AU\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0d0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da0d0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/central.digitalschools.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2000-Thin-Grey-Divider.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45dbb27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45dbb27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-199e9fe\" data-id=\"199e9fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I often describe parenting with digital devices as a little bit (or a lot) \u2018dementing\u2019. 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