Category: P/I/K

by Matthew Flisfeder and Robyn Flisfeder As parents of a young child with type 1 diabetes (T1D), we have seen firsthand some of the more advantageous aspects of proliferating new digital and social media for parents and children. Keeping children safe and healthy can be challenging at the best of times, but the stakes get […]

by Victoria Bailey I have three children, with ten years between my eldest and my youngest (technically there’s nine years and six months but, close enough). A few weeks ago the youngest got their first phone. Thus, there’s also been about ten years between my eldest getting their own cellphone (so much time has passed […]

by Angela and Andrew McGillivray As we’re writing this, we’re sitting in our backyard with a baby monitor next to us. It’s an “iLife Smart” video monitor which “let[s] you watch and talk to your toddler in real-time with long-range up to 900ft,” according to its Amazon description. This device allows us to remain attentive […]

by Fiona Joy Green and Jaqueline McLeod Rogers The title, Parenting/Internet/Kids, slashed together, implies that we’re parenting both the Internet as well as kids. While meant to be playful, it also strikes a serious note and conveys a layered approach: we are not simply mothering children who have grown up in the internet age, but […]

by Fiona Joy Green and Jaqueline McLeod Rogers DEMETER PRESS – CALL FOR PAPERS Parenting/Internet/Kids    Editors: Fiona Joy Green and Jaqueline McLeod Rogers Computer technology and the internet – specifically the interpersonal and communicative element of social media-have become increasingly influential and ubiquitous over the last decade. The smart phone puts computers in many […]