Comments for http://helpthiskid.com Creative Solutions for Tough Problems Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Your Questions Answered: Teens and Social Media by Uriah Guilford, MFT http://helpthiskid.com/2012/02/02/parent-questions-teens-social-media/#comment-67 Uriah Guilford, MFT Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:14:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=2007#comment-67 Thanks for sharing this Carolyn! I certainly hope to be friends with my kids for a long time, online and off. :) Thanks for sharing this Carolyn! I certainly hope to be friends with my kids for a long time, online and off. :)

]]> Comment on Your Questions Answered: Teens and Social Media by Carolyn Stone, Ed.D. http://helpthiskid.com/2012/02/02/parent-questions-teens-social-media/#comment-66 Carolyn Stone, Ed.D. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=2007#comment-66 This a great overview of so many difficult issues parents have with social media.  Thanks so much.  I'm going to share it right away.  I especially like the information on cyberbullying and knowing how to identify addiction.  I agree so much that parents need to be "friends" with their kids.   This a great overview of so many difficult issues parents have with social media.  Thanks so much.  I’m going to share it right away.  I especially like the information on cyberbullying and knowing how to identify addiction.  I agree so much that parents need to be “friends” with their kids.  

]]> Comment on Your Questions Answered: Teens and Social Media by Uriah Guilford, MFT http://helpthiskid.com/2012/02/02/parent-questions-teens-social-media/#comment-65 Uriah Guilford, MFT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:59:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=2007#comment-65 That is interesting JoAnn. Sometimes lessons learned from experiences with peers are quite valuable! I like your comment on being able to make fluid changes to meet different situations. That applies to so many areas of parenting. :) That is interesting JoAnn. Sometimes lessons learned from experiences with peers are quite valuable! I like your comment on being able to make fluid changes to meet different situations. That applies to so many areas of parenting. :)

]]> Comment on Your Questions Answered: Teens and Social Media by Uriah Guilford, MFT http://helpthiskid.com/2012/02/02/parent-questions-teens-social-media/#comment-64 Uriah Guilford, MFT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:57:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=2007#comment-64 Thanks Dan! Thanks Dan!

]]> Comment on Where Do All The Cool Kids Hang Out Online? by Uriah Guilford, MFT http://helpthiskid.com/2012/01/19/where-do-all-the-cool-kids-hang-out-online/#comment-63 Uriah Guilford, MFT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:49:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=1958#comment-63 So true Kathy! As parents, we do have to adapt to whatever life and culture throws at us. Being a part of online communities has definitely been great for me as well. So true Kathy! As parents, we do have to adapt to whatever life and culture throws at us. Being a part of online communities has definitely been great for me as well.

]]> Comment on Where Do All The Cool Kids Hang Out Online? by Uriah Guilford, MFT http://helpthiskid.com/2012/01/19/where-do-all-the-cool-kids-hang-out-online/#comment-62 Uriah Guilford, MFT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=1958#comment-62 Hi Ann, I am glad to hear that you were pretty happy in high school! Developing social skills is super important to success in life. Online interactions definitely cannot replace face-to-face relationships, even though some kids might wish it possible. :) Hi Ann, I am glad to hear that you were pretty happy in high school! Developing social skills is super important to success in life. Online interactions definitely cannot replace face-to-face relationships, even though some kids might wish it possible. :)

]]> Comment on Your Questions Answered: Teens and Social Media by Uriah Guilford, MFT http://helpthiskid.com/2012/02/02/parent-questions-teens-social-media/#comment-61 Uriah Guilford, MFT Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:42:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=2007#comment-61 Thank you Kathy for your kind words and for sharing my post! Thank you Kathy for your kind words and for sharing my post!

]]> Comment on Your Questions Answered: Teens and Social Media by Dan http://helpthiskid.com/2012/02/02/parent-questions-teens-social-media/#comment-60 Dan Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:06:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=2007#comment-60 Awesome comprehensive information, Uriah!  Great answers to tough questions - info ALL parents should know! Awesome comprehensive information, Uriah!  Great answers to tough questions – info ALL parents should know!

]]> Comment on Your Questions Answered: Teens and Social Media by Kathy Morelli, LPC http://helpthiskid.com/2012/02/02/parent-questions-teens-social-media/#comment-59 Kathy Morelli, LPC Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:10:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=2007#comment-59 Hi Uriah - Wonderful nuanced common-sense yet clinically sound advice on parenting and social media. I am bookmarking this. Hi Uriah – Wonderful nuanced common-sense yet clinically sound advice on parenting and social media. I am bookmarking this.

]]> Comment on Where Do All The Cool Kids Hang Out Online? by Ann Becker-Schutte http://helpthiskid.com/2012/01/19/where-do-all-the-cool-kids-hang-out-online/#comment-58 Ann Becker-Schutte Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:10:00 +0000 http://helpthiskid.com/?p=1958#comment-58 Uriah, I was definitely not a "cool" kid, but I was pretty happy with my high school experience.  I found people who shared my interests, and we had a great time together.  Maybe it was even easier for me because I didn't have to maintain an image.  So, when the social media landscape makes it easier for introverted kids or kids with varied interests to find a space, I think that is a win. I think that the caveat, as several other folks mentioned, is that the online time and relationships need to be balanced with some face to face time, with family, with local friends, etc.  The skills involved in having conversations, learning body language, and negotiating frustrating social situations are invaluable. Thanks for the thinking points, Ann Uriah,

I was definitely not a “cool” kid, but I was pretty happy with my high school experience.  I found people who shared my interests, and we had a great time together.  Maybe it was even easier for me because I didn’t have to maintain an image.  So, when the social media landscape makes it easier for introverted kids or kids with varied interests to find a space, I think that is a win.

I think that the caveat, as several other folks mentioned, is that the online time and relationships need to be balanced with some face to face time, with family, with local friends, etc.  The skills involved in having conversations, learning body language, and negotiating frustrating social situations are invaluable.

Thanks for the thinking points,
Ann

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