Low Media Parenting at The Garden School

Looking for TV/Media free alternatives for your child and family? Here are some resources:

•  TV Free Alternatives

• Ideas of Things to Make with Children

CyberCivics Curriculum

Starting in Middle School at The Garden School, students embark on a 3 year Cyber Civics program that teaches digital citizenship, information, literacy and media. The program “begins with what it means to be a citizen in any community and how to apply that to the digital world and later moves into privacy and personal information, identifying misinformation, reading visual images, recognizing stereotypes and media representations and ethical thinking in future technologies.”

For more information on Cyber Civics, please see the articles below:

• Schools are preparing to help kids navigate the digital age, Courtney Diener-Stokes, Daily Times, March 14, 2024.

• Study Results on the Impact on Social Media on Adolescent’s Mental and Physical Health, Video from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

• Three-Quarters of Teens “Feel Happy” Away from Their Phones, Abigail Fagan, Psychology Today, March 12, 2024

• Cyber Civics Technology Agreement - A few things to consider and discuss before you give your teen a phone