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For Valentine's Day: Engage in Random Acts of Online Kindness

Feb 12
3 min

For Valentine's Day: Engage in Random Acts of Online Kindness

It’s more important than ever to teach empathy from the very beginning, because our kids are going to need it. —Melinda Gates Nearly every expert I spoke with while writing “Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology,” told me that if they could equip kids with one digital superpower, it would be empathy. [Download Empathy-Building Activities Below] Empathy is the ability to put oneself in another’s shoes. It encompasses persp

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Harvard Rescinds Student Admission, Take 2. Let's Teach Kids To Do Better.

Jun 18, 2019
5 min

Harvard Rescinds Student Admission, Take 2. Let's Teach Kids To Do Better.

I wrote about the first Harvard admissions incident in "Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology" (HarperCollins Leadership) and, in light of a current event, decided to post the following excerpt. It’s imperative to talk to kids about their digital reputations, early and often. Many schools address this by inviting online safety experts to their campus. But often these “experts” either lecture kids or rely on scare tactics

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