How do you feel about technology and social media for kids? Are you for it or against it? Leticia Barr, from Tech Savvy Mama, joins us as our guest for today’s show. For a long time, Leticia has embraced and amplified technology for kids. There are many parents however, with teenagers, who are trying to figure out the best way to manage their kid’s use of social media. In today’s episode, we have a great conversation with Leticia. Be sure to listen in, to hear her story and find out how to make your kids smart and savvy when it comes to technology.
Leticia is a teacher and a mother of teens. She started writing her blog, Tech Savvy Mama, in 2008, when her daughter was four, and her mother-in-law gave her family a hand-me-down computer. Leticia started blogging from a place of personal interest and also to share some of her resources. Although the teacher in her knew about the incredible potential that a computer held for fostering learning and education in a young mind, she and her husband still felt conflicted with the idea of bringing a computer into their home. Back then, the world was in a very different place, technologically, and things have changed a lot since then. Tune in, to find out more!
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Links and resources:
Tech Savvy Mama - https://techsavvymama.com/
Google’s free wellness website - GoogleFit
The Smart Talk - https://thesmarttalk.org/
Bark - https://www.bark.us/
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