Activity
Reset Using Research
Reminder: Empower your tween to self-regulate when interacting online by harnessing the power of neuroscience.
Engaging in online interactions when emotionally activated can lead to poor judgment. Give your tween some concrete tools they can employ to manage their emotions.
- Feeling angered by a post or text? Dilate your gaze or look outside the window to blunt noradrenaline release.
- Feeling anxious about something you’ve just seen or read online? Deactivate the amygdala by taking a walk, exercising, eating dark chocolate, or watching a comedy.
- Are you feeling insecure about something you’ve encountered online? Write down your strengths. This gets you thinking logically, overriding your limbic system.
Screen/Life Balance
10 min
Create a Reach Out Plan
3Ds – It’s Bigger Than Me
10-15 min
Reset Using Research
Screen/Life Balance
10 min
Digital Detox
Screen/Life Balance
24 hours (if you can handle it!)
Mental Health Day
Screen/Life Balance
Every so often
Serenade Before Sending
Problematic Posts
10 minutes
Make it a Family Affair!
Narrating
Until your pet or stuffed animal is an influencer!
Accentuate the Positive
Narrating
Every so often
Go Team!
Modeling
Ongoing
Flip the Script
Modeling
5 minutes
Tone Deaf
Problematic Posts
5 minutes
Text Together For Tone
Problematic Posts
10 min
Building the Mindfulness Muscle
Screen/Life Balance
Ongoing
Demystify Your Digital Life
Narrating
Ongoing
Move It Offline
Complicated Communication
5-10 min
Fire Drill
Problematic Posts
10-15 minutes
TDSU-Libs
Get Started
5 minutes
Let Your Tween Be Your Tour Guide!
Get Started
10 minutes
Build Your Trusted Team
Get Started
10 minutes
What Would YOU Like
Get Started
5 mins
Text With Your Tween
Trusted Team
Every so often
Be the School Principal
Problematic Posts
5-10 mins
Get Permission Before Posting
Modeling
Every so often
Scavenger Hunt
Problematic Posts
5 mins
Sit Back and Scroll
Narrating
2 mins
