Dear All, 2 minute read from me xx
Sending my best to you from Bold Park Swimming Pool today, W. Australia. 34 degrees here.
Attached is a pic of my free program for children: Stars Unplugged (since 2019) - to help teach pathways using the 5 stars of the Southern Cross without reliance on screens/devices.
I hope you now all have a copy of my book - Macy’s First Phone or are going to recommend to someone you know! It’s all about starting the conversation about what’s healthy and natural for our children and young people’s hearts and minds today.
Macy's First Phone: www.fivestarspublishinghouse.com
I'd also love you to follow my Author Page and recommend to your FB friends....we need more support in this vital area for our young people!
Just search: Anita McSweeney Author
http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087502548749
We as parents, grandparents and carers need to be crystal clear on our position for the sake of our children and young people of the world.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERNET ARE A TOXIC HEALTH RISK – just like drugs and alcohol.
Our Govt. is doing nothing clever in this area and nor are big tech company owners (whose children are not on social media or internet – no, they are being protected).
All the evidence and facts show that social media and unsupervised usage of the internet HARM young peoples’ minds and change their neural pathways forever.
The fact is that the internet and social media have made most adults develop chronic insecurities and live half-lives comparing themselves to others and becoming commercialised creatures that succumb to every whim of influencers, ‘stars’ and greedy companies wanting to make money.
Here’s what matters:
Ask yourself 2 questions before you give any social media and unsupervised access to internet to children and young people.
1. Is it healthy?
2. 2. Is it natural?
Be honest when you answer these questions. Children and young people NEED natural, healthy experiences and childhood and adolescent years.
Also:
What are you doing daily in your backyard and community to help your children, grandchildren and young people? What action are you taking? All the talk in the world and advice is getting our world nowhere.
We can all do more. My small steps (and I never feel have done enough to help) are providing a free program for children to teach them pathways using the 5 stars of the Southern Cross: Freedom, Innovation, Values, ENERGY and Self-Regulation. I wrote and published an educational resource that teaches self-regulation for my own children (Macy’s First Phone) primarily and also for anyone who cares about getting our children and young people ‘back on track’ when it comes to ‘why’ we are on this earth and how to lead ourselves in life.
I was also recently interviewed on the radio (6PR) on my subject:
Children need to learn ‘how to self-regulate’ phone usage (6pr.com.au)
If interested, I have a free booklet for anyone to use to help ‘reset’ or be proactive as parents that I can provide if you email me at anita@fivestarspublishinghouse.com
I am always trying to think of ways to help others in this space – it’s our most important work in our developed world today.
With love a caring parent who wants to help others in this area more than ever. It’s my number one passion in life.
Anita xx