Growing Up in The Digital Age
Raising kids in the digital age is a tough job. It can be difficult to parent around technology and social media. Helping your family find balance is crucial if you want your children to make good judgements about the things they encounter on social media and the rest of the Web.
New Trier Township Schools have compiled resources to help parents and students navigate their digital lives. Please click here to view these resources.
Visit the Glencoe School District Reading Room website with many resources to support your child with reading development. Recently updated, the site includes many resources for supporting summer reading.
Visit the CASEL site and review the ways you can promote SEL across settings.
Get the facts on media and their effects on your child's physical, mental and social health. Learn how your family can use media in safe and healthy ways.
Common Sense Media is an independent nonprofit dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology.
View many resources shared via the Family Action Network of New Trier Township schools. Join in an upcoming session to learn and grow as a parent.
Glencoe Parent Connection connects parents with parents, schools and community to help them raise emotionally healthy kids. Parents come together for professionally moderated discussions based on kids' ages and community “hot topics,” from the K-to-1 transition to 'Teens and the Law.' Join the conversation!
A clearinghouse of resources for Illinois families and schools provided by the Illinois State Board of Education
Parenting Perspectives is committed to providing high-quality education for parents to nurture healthy child and teen development and to foster every child's unique potential.
Some parents neglect to consider how their children might access Internet content differently on mobile devices, versus a desktop computer. Read this New York Times article to review 5 helpful tips to manage responsible use of mobile devices.