Community forum helps parents figure out 'tween speak'
Caboolture News, 18 July 2013
ARE you ready to
Instagram a selfie and tag your bestie while having a LOL?
Did you catch all
that?
The world of
social media and the buzz words surrounding the phenomenon will be revealed at
a community forum at St
Peters Anglican Church, Bribie Island on Monday from 9.30am until
noon.
The annual forum,
hosted conjointly with the Mother's Union, has turned the topic this year to
tween culture.
The sometimes
awkward and unknown territory of children who are not quite teenagers and not
quite young children is often ignored.
Ministry for the Anglican Church youth, children's
and families director Jonathan Kemp hopes to arm parents and grandparents with tools to communicating and
understanding their tweens for the betterment of the family.
Mr Kemp said the
forum should show parents how to maintain relationships in a technology-driven
world when a pre-teen has their head bowed in their iPad or mobile phone.
"There is a
real sense that a lot of parents are unsure about this area of tweens so we
will look at how technology shapes us and reflects an identity for young people
and how families need to set boundaries in terms of how young people and
parents are using technology and how often," Mr Kemp said.
"Every
family needs to find that balance.
"We hope to
help parents adopt a common sense approach to technology, because while it is
something that is inescapable, it is something parents needs to handle in an
intentional way."
Mr Kemp will also
provide parents with a translation guide to tween speak.
Smart phone
applications such as Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook will be explored.
"I hope
parents come away with a sense of responsibility but with far less fear they
may have come with of the world of technology," Mr Kemp said.
The seminar is
free, register your interest to help with catering purposes, phone the church
on 3408 3191.
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