Archive - ITKparent

What are you doing for the next 44 years?

Hopefully not starring at a screen, but the data indicates otherwise.

Jun 18, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

May 2020

Do you deserve a sticker?

This week we talk reward charts, teleworking considerations and digital footprints. Also, a bit of help for decision-making in the time of COVID-19.

May 28, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

Day 8,978... give or take a few.

The benefits of being forced to rethink screen time, resources to keep your kids learning (maybe without them knowing), and a reminder to thank teachers…

May 7, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

April 2020

Pausing Netflix to bring you this.

Some humor, some help, some hope.

Apr 16, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

March 2020

[Forehead hitting keyboard.]

Remember when we were worried about screen time?

Mar 26, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

Kids in China subvert the digital classroom, micro-networks are on the rise, sadfishing explained, and apparently, you can live-stream yourself…

Mar 12, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

Viral and Virus

Monitoring the driver goes both ways, social media for good, Coronavirus and kids, and all the hottest moves.

Mar 5, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

February 2020

Hard Pass on Snapchat's Plastic Surgery...mmmK?

Snapchat lenses will take care of the grey hairs and wrinkles that inevitably pop up as you talk with your kids about sex and sexting, but at what cost?

Feb 27, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

Listen to the kids.

Expert advice, what teens Google, how to respond when you think your kid is asking for help, and a dangerous side of online teen communities we need to…

Feb 20, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

Headlines, subject lines, and landlines.

This week: advice from experts, discussing news with your kids, teaching proper communication skills, and a guy with a wagon & lots of smartphones.

Feb 13, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

Humanizing our digital exhaust

The most important 3 min video you can watch with your kids on cyberbullying, YouTube Kids, possible merits of TikTok, and more.

Feb 6, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

January 2020

3, 2, 1... spit.

Memes as a news-source, human surveillance from diapers to boardrooms, and getting your kids to brush their teeth after they've had a Byte.

Jan 30, 2020 •

Amanda Northcutt

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