What you can say:
“Hey, I saw there was some online activity while you were in class. Were you trying to look something up?”
What you can do together:
Review how they use their device at school.
- Was the online activity helpful, distracting or something they weren’t sure about?
- Talk through what’s allowed by the school and what to do when they feel the urge to scroll.
Try this:
Set shared expectations for online use during the school day.
- Follow school policy first and, if within school guidelines, then decide when it’s okay to go online (lunch, study hall) and when it’s not.
- Demonstrate boundaries that you’ve set for your own device use at home too.
If this keeps happening:
Online distractions are common.
- What makes it hard to stay offline at school?
