The age of when to give your child a phone varies between the views of parents from different households. Within The Parent App, some parents suggested that when their child’s friends receive phones, then their children will be able to receive phones as well. I think that peer pressure is a huge factor into when to give your child a phone. According to an article by Digital Trends, the average age for a child to get a smartphone is 10.3 years of age. I personally think that this too early for a child to have a cell phone because of how dangerous social and digital media can be. More about this can be found at: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/right-age-for-smartphone-child/

Because of the coronavirus, social media apps have had significant increase in usage. Specifically, dating apps have seen an increase. Without being able to have personal contact and interaction with one another, couples are forced to have more communication over social media and spend time getting to know each other more before they meet up. I think that this is going to have a significant effect on the quality of relationships and the success rate of them. Also, quarantine and the coronavirus can be a great conversation starter! Singles can ask each other “How are things where you are from?” “How is your family doing” “What have you been doing during quarantine?” I think that this pandemic is giving singles a chance to strengthen their relationships with their partners” More about dating during the coronavirus can be found in this article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dating-during-coronavirus_l_5e7b8e01c5b64ef9d36f2237?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANT114gQGmoCOsoZJjHCayrsJjeJXob3pYHphC4FfsjgpywxlG3v4Dq_44X5JqubIEGH9qIORwsN3Ns86b6yEv1-Q7TeHTHueHB1-4r6QJjy9kkgCDExEdlR8IZw_93pXstgNy0K1AW3G3CAFGT_xqs4MhxlfwAw3MPmntMjBC8j

The Bachelor has always been a popular television show that portrays dating to the world. The Bachelor just released a new show called Listen To Your Heart, that involves a group of adults that all come together in a house without technology that form relationships. The twist to this season of the Bachelor is that each person in the house is a singer or musician. These couples have to perform together and create a love based off of their singing ability and talent. This is a new form of modern dating that allows couples to form based on how well they can sing together. The one thing that I enjoy about this show is during the season each contestant is not allowed to have any access to technology. Therefore, you can not look anybody up and judge them based off of a google search. Each person has to get to know the other for who they are not what they post or what the internet says about them.

To watch The Bachelor Listen to Your Heart click on the link https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor-presents-listen-to-your-heart

The Tinder takeover is a popular show on Hulu where two famous people log onto stranger’s tinder accounts and reveal the reality of online dating. This show relates to the parenting and technology class because of its emphasis of online dating and how important tinder bios are. The importance of profile pictures and bios can also relate to the movie Generation Like that we had watched when it discusses how profile pictures are viewed. This show is comedic and makes viewers laugh uncontrollably. Amy Schumer performs in one episode that I had watched and she had taken over Andrea’s phone. She talks about how guitar in profile pictures are a red flag. To watch the Tinder Takeover, click on the link https://www.vanityfair.com/video/series/tinder-takeover

As talked about in The Parent App book, having technology such as Television, or computers in children’s bedrooms is a bad idea. This article discusses why not having technology in bedrooms are better for a child’s safety. A better solution is to have these technologies in more public places within the household such as a living room so that parents can monitor what their children is doing. Having technology in private places can allow children to search things or post things that they might not have searched if they were around people. Another point that this article brings up is how having technology in bedrooms can actually have a negative effect on your sleeping!

https://www.domain.com.au/living/why-technology-in-childrens-bedrooms-is-bad-news-20171128-gztd73/

The 10 Tips:

1. Have a conversation with your kids
2. Keep your computer in a common area in your house
3. Know which other computers your children are using
4. Remind your child “Don’t talk to strangers or meet them”
5. Make internet time family time
6. Know your children’s passwords
7. Watch for changes in your child’s behavior
8. Pay attention to any gifts anyone gives your children
9. Check your child’s browsing history
10. Set rules, and stick to them

There are many different parenting styles that we’ve discussed during class and seen throughout the novels. Specifically, the authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and neglectful parenting styles were discussed within the The Parent App. The website https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/types-of-parenting talks about different styles of parenting suggesting that there is no right or wrong way of parenting. The Parent App suggests that the authoritative approach was the most balanced because it mixes warmth and support with demanding behavior.

We’ve all heard of Netflix and chill, Quarantine and chill is the new saying during this Covid-19 outbreak pandemic. The hashtag #Quarantineandchill has become trending on multiple social media platforms. A New York Times post discusses how people are now mating during this self-isolation time period. It is the alternative to Netflix and chill. As many know, this term has a secret meaning that implies sexual activity between partners. This new term, means the same thing but is just relevant to the time. Partners can social distance with each other, which can also be very dangerous. This pandemic is obviously affecting relationships to the point where it is being incorporated with everyday language between partners.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/11/coronavirus-and-chill-how-new-yorkers-are-mating-and-dating-during-pandemic/