Smartphones and Social media Links

Dear Parents and Caregivers:

On Tuesday, January 23rd, Lawrence PTO hosted a great meeting lead by Hope Schroy and June Harris from Brookline-Parent Network (B-PEN),  AWARE officers from Brookline police department and with support and contributions from VP Greg Porter and Health teacher Carlyn Uyenoyama to talk about kids and smartphones and social media.

If you missed this important meeting you can find all the useful information in the following links that were shared during this meeting.

Please subscribe to B-PEN’s newsletters and follow B-PEN on Facebook. 

B-PEN home page & resources:

• http://www.b-pen.org/
• http://www.b-pen.org/resources.html

B-PEN tips on starting a parent network and meeting guidelines :

• http://www.b-pen.org/tips-for-starting-a-parent-network.html
• http://www.b-pen.org/meeting-guidelines.html

Ask the Mediatrician, Center on Media and Child Health: 

• http://cmch.tv/parents/askthemediatrician/
• Tweens: http://cmch.tv/parents/tweens-ages-11-13/
• Tween tips from Center for Media and Children’s Health/Children’s Hospital Boston
• School age:
• http://cmch.tv/parents/school-age-children-ages-6-10/Media Tips Ages 6-10 from Center for Media and Child Health/Children’s Hospital Boston

Cell phone contracts:

• From Huffington Post Family Cell Phone Contract
• Teen Cell Phone Contract – Dear Caring Adult

Wait until 8^th

• https://www.waituntil8th.org/

Others:

• Bullying and Cyberbullying Parent Resource Sheet
• Social Media and Cyber Bullying
• Sexting Resource Sheet for Parents
• Middle School Tips for Social Media and Cyber Safety
  (From AWARE Educators, PSB Health Teachers, and BHS Peer Leaders)