Daisy May & Me: Inspiration and positive living

Tips for Healthy Internet & Device Usage: For Kids & Adults

by Kara Neumann March 22, 2021

Do you know how much time you spend on your phone daily?

I mean the exact amount of time?

Your phone does. It can tell you how much time you spend on each app and the total amount of time you spend on your phone each day. It can tell you how many times you unlock your phone too.

It's a sobering thing.

Do you have boundaries set for your phone/device use? What about for your kids' phone and device use?

Do you talk about internet and device safety with your kids?

We've got some simple tips and suggestions in this blog post to get the ball rolling for you and your family.

It's so important to teach our kids how to use these tools properly. It's too easy to get sucked in, to be someone we are not, and to share way too much information to people we shouldn't.

What are some things that have worked for your family? What are some things that you or your family are struggling with?

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March Family Book Club: An Introduction & the March book

by Kara Neumann March 01, 2021

Introducing the Daisy May & Me Family Book Club!

This is an opportunity for families to read together and have fun! Books are a great way to learn about other perspectives, including our own.

We will pick the book, we'll give you a reading schedule, discussion questions, activities, food & decoration ideas, etc. You get to read awesome books with your family!

This month we are talking about online relationships, so we've chosen Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling as our book club pick.

We'll read about Aven Green, a 13-year old girl who was born without arms. She moves to Arizona - to a new school with people that she doesn't know and that don't know her. She learns how to adjust and tries to make new friends. Oh, and she lives at a theme park. How fun is that?!

It's 288 pages. The audiobook is 5 hours & 30 minutes.

The reading level is grades 3-7 (ages 8-12), but it can easily be read aloud to younger kids.

Dive into Aven's story with us! We think you'll find her pretty incredible and you'll love her just as much as we do.

This post has a full explanation of family book club and all of the details for the March book.

What do you think? Will you read along with us?

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