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GooseberryAlert30TrendyTech–Howcanwerespondpositivelyto‘tech’peerpressure?
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GooseberryStudent‘Dilemma’oftheweekPeoplecanfeelpressuredto‘fitin’withtheirfriends.
Thiscanincludethepressuretohavethelatesttechnology.
Yourfriendsarebeingunkindtoaclassmatebecausetheydonothavethelatestsmartphone.Youhavethesameoneandarequitehappywithitbutfeelembarrassedtouseitbecauseofwhatyourfriendsmightsay.Howdoyourespond?
Exploretheproblemtohelpyoureachadecision: Howmightyourclassmatebefeeling? Explainwhysomepeopleareunkindtoothers? Doesowningthelatesttechnologymakeusbetterpeople? Whyisitimportanttosomepeople,tohavethelatesttechnology? Whatismostimportant:peopleorobjects?Explainyourthoughts. Howmightyouhelpyourclassmateinthissituation? Whatmightmakeitdifficulttohelpthem?
Key Messages: Remember, some people may not want, need or be able to own the latesttechnologyorfashionitem.Thatdoesnotmakethemanybetterorworse.Ifyouareluckyenoughtohavelatesttechnology,that’sgreat,butavoidputtingpressureonotherstohavethesame.Thiscanmakeothersfeelupsetandembarrassed.Itmaycauseextrapressurefortheirparentstoo.
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GooseberryTeacher‘Thoughts’oftheweek
Tech-pressure exists and trying to keep up can be a problem for children, parents andschools.Theownershipoftechnologycanbringstatus,butitcanalsobringthepressuretoprovideit.Itisimportantforchildrenandadultstolearnthatownershipofmaterialgoodsdoesnotvalidateusashumanbeings.Aswellaslearningpracticaldigitalskills,considerhowyourschooldeliverstheskillsneededtohelpbuildresilienceamongstthechildrenandtheirparents,includinghowtheyrespondtoandmanagepeer-pressure.
Howdoyourstudentsviewandusetheirtechnology? Doyourstudents’parentsfeelpressuredtoprovidethelatestgadgets? Howcanyourschoolhelptomanagestudentandparentexpectations? Howdoyouencourageyourstudentstovaluepositiverelationshipsovermaterialpossessions?
KeyMessages:Helpingchildrenrecogniseandunderstandpeer-pressurecanhelpthemtorespondmorerobustlyinchallengingsituations.Buildingself-confidenceiskeytoresistingpeer-pressure.Encourage students tobe awareof theexpectations theymightplaceupon their parentswhenaskingforthelatesttech.Remember,parentscanfeelpeer-pressuretoo.Pleasesharewithstaff.
Howimportantisitforyoutohavethelatesttechnology?
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GooseberryParent‘Support’oftheweek
Choosingyourchild’sfirstdigitaldevicecanbestressfulenoughwithouthavingtoworryifthetechis‘trendy’enough.Itisnotunusualforchildrentowanttheirtechnologytobethesameas(orbetterthan)theirfriends;butdoparentsthenfeelpressuredtoprovideit?
Ifyouhaveeverfeltpressuredtoprovideyourchildwiththelatesttechnology,youarenotalone.Parentalpeer-pressureandmeetingachild’sexpectationscanbeenoughtotestyourpatienceandfamilyfinancestothelimit.
Whatshouldyoudowhenyourchildwants,‘needs’ordemandsanupgradetotheirtech?
Ideasformanagingyourchild’sexpectationsregardingtechnology:
Explore:Askyourchildtotalktoyouaboutthetechnologytheydesire,togetaclearerideaofwhytheywantor‘need’it.Technologyisaprivilege,notaright.
Explain:Being honest with your child andmanaging their expectations can help them tounderstandwhyitmightnotbefinanciallypossibleforthemtohavethelatesttechnology.
Age:Considerhowappropriateitisforyourchildtohavecertainkindsoftechnology.Findwaysforthemtoaccessandenjoyusingtechnologywithoutowningtheirown.
Confidence:Beconfidentandassuredinyourdecisionmakingandwhereappropriateexplainyourreasonstoyourchild.Thedecisionnottoallowyourchildtohavetheirowndeviceorthelatest technology is likely tobemadewithsafetyor finances inmind. Providingthe latesttechnologycouldencourageyourchildtofocustheirattentiononactivitiesthatyouarenotcomfortablewith.
Resilience:Remindyourchildthathaving(ornothaving)thelatestgadgetdoesnotmakeapersonanybetterorworsethananother.Thereisnoshameinnothavingthelatestdevice.Nurtureself-confidencetohelpyourchildmanagedifficultsituationsandberesilienttootherpeople’sopinionsabouttheirpossessions.
Be realistic: It is important that your child is realistic about what you can afford to buy.Expectingthelatestupgrademaynotbepossibleandmayplaceunfairdemandsuponyou.
Finance:Helpteachyourchildaboutthevalueofitems,responsibilityandsaving.Encourageyourchildtomakeanappropriatefinancialorchore-basedcontributiontowardstheirtech.
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Managethisfeatureinthe‘Settings’areaoftheApp.Bytapping‘FaceRecognition’youwillbeabletomanage(bytapping‘Yes’or‘No’)theApp’sabilitytorecogniseyouinphotosandvideos.
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