HeyJaredThe Gamer Educator
Ash (they/them) is a middle school teacher and librarian who helps families understand and manage screen time (IG: @TheGamerEducator)
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The key to independence is...a smart device? (opens the original)
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If you’ve followed me for a bit you know that recently we gave my child a smart watch because we were going out of the country and needed to be able to locate them. They were capable of being independent in that country- Japan- thanks to many systemic designs in the infrastructure, but we needed to be able to find or reach them to feel safe allowing them to actually take advantage of that independence. What I wasn’t thinking about at the time was if this would continue at home, and it has! My ch
Gaming prevents weaponized incompetence? (opens the original)
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Y’all REALLY liked my “Preventing weaponized incompetence” video from a couple weeks ago. It is my most popular content by almost 3x. And yet, there’s always more resources, so here’s 10 more phrases. Actually, it’s 11…and number 11 is a doozy, don’t miss it! Remember, children are not guilty of weaponized incompetence. But children do pick up on socialized norms and habits in the people around them. So something that starts as executive dysfunction, paired with seeing patterns of executive dysf
Prosecuted for letting kids be independent? (opens the original)
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What happens when parents try to give kids independence like we’re constantly told to do? Well, in the recent case of one Virginia mom of 5…she was found guilty of a misdemeanor and put on a child abuse and neglect registry for 7 years. I’m not going to get into the nuances of this specific story- whether I let my 5 year old walk to the pond alone in my gated neighborhood is irrelevant. What IS important, though, is what RootedInPlay said in their post on this topic- “who gets to decide what a c
Prevent “weaponized incompetence” in kids (opens the original)
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First of all, a note: “Weaponized Incompetence” is a term coined by educator and friend Laura Danger (@Thatdarnchat on IG). I have recently seen people including educators posting about students/children exhibiting “weaponized incompetence” and that REALLY gives me the ick. Children are not manipulating adults with weaponized incompetence. It may be learned helplessness, which is complex and often impacted by trauma. It may be social conditioning. It may be neurodivergence or executive dysfuncti
Handling those screen time outbursts like a pro (opens the original)
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🫠Your child gets agitated or dysregulated during screen time, what can you do?🤯As you watch this, notice that we can address behavior and put in consequences without being punitive and without blaming the screen. In fact, the word “screen/video game” isn’t said a single time in this video. Why? Because the point isn’t to blame the screen. The point is to help kids build the skills of recognizing and addressing their needs. This could apply to screen time but also to any potentially activating ac
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