Wired Human

We envision a world where teenagers' core human values govern their media choices, ultimately leading to healthy relationships and a flourishing life.

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

Thanks @ncose for taking the time to interview us about our book. We believe that together we can create a world free from sexual abuse and exploitation and protect the most vulnerable amongst us.

Click below for the full interview.

#ProtectChildrenOnline

[National Center on Sexual Exploitation @NCOSE]

When we talk about technology and how it affects us, we need to put children and teens at the forefront of the discussion!

@WeAreWiredHuman does just that in their work, including their newly released book, "The Glass Between Us."

#ProtectChildrenOnline

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[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

In this past year, most of us had to rely heavily on digital media to make our lives work. That is why it is even more important that we are asking the questions: how can we be on the here and now?
#digitalwellbeing #startyourdayright #exploretheoutdoors #familymeals #savethekids

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

Whatever our kids engage in online will inevitably shape their view of the world, people & behavior. The wiring of the brain becomes the playbook of the heart. What we thread our brains to online becomes how we live and love offline.

#raisingkids #savethekids #fightthenewdrug

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

Our world is full of beauty, adventure waiting at every corner. We want to see this next generation feel so alive that the pull of tech becomes silenced by the fullness of life.

#livingtothefullest #exploretheoutdoors #spendingtimetogether #intentionalliving #qualitytime

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

Source: Uhls/Michikyan/Morris/Garcia/Small/Zgourou/Greenfield (2014). Five days at Outdoor Education Camp Without Screens Improves Preteen Skills with Nonverbal Emotion Cues. Computers in Human Behavior 39, 387-392.

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

A 2014 UCLA study revealed that sixth-graders who spent five days at an outdoor camp without any access to screens were significantly better at reading human emotions than they were before attending the camp.

#screenfree #screenfreekids #intentionalparenting #digitaldetox

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

When it comes to the online world, we all have a responsibility to spread more kindness than pain, compassion instead of cynicism, encouragement instead of hate. We can do better!

#letsdobetter #teenmentalhealth #raisingteens #raisingkids #intentionalparenting #parenting

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

We believe it is more important than ever that we spend our time online that it feeds our spirit and strengthens our connections.

#digitalwellbeing #protectourkids #digitalage #savethekids #wiseparenting #parenting #parentingtips #parentingquotes #digitalcrisis

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

Even more important than how much time we spend online is the question of 𝘩𝘰𝘸 we spend our time online.

Bg Tech has done a brilliant job to hack our reward system, so we keep mindlessly scrolling and getting stuck doing things online we did not set out to do.

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

I can’t believe I wrote this over a year ago and we are still living isolated. It's time to discover how we can wire ourselves to real people, not screens. I am longing for this next season to embrace our humanity in entirely new ways.

#digitalwellbeing #peopleoverpixels

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

When we go on #outdooradventures as a #family, it always amazes us how bonded we feel when we return home. You can feel how their need for self-reliance & discovery strengthens their sense of self every time.

#outdoorfamily #outdoorfamilyadventures #parentingtips #screenfree

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

2/ and listen, which builds trust and respect and leads to an open door for mentorship and guidance.

#parenting #parentingtips #parentingishard #perfectlyimperfect #progressionnotperfection #wearewiredhuman #parentinginthedigitalage

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

The struggles teens face in the digital age can be very overwhelming, and can trigger feelings of shame and embarrassment.

What our teens need the most is a safe place where they know that we won't freak or overreact. What teens need the most is parents who take a deep breath /1

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

Supporting our teens in the digital age does not have to be complicated. It can be as simple as breaking bread together!

#familydinner #teenmentalhealth #raisingteens #raisingkids #wearewiredhuman #intentionalparenting #parenting #parentingskills #parentinginthedigitalage

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

encouragement in other people’s lives, both on and offline, leaves us with purpose, meaning, and strengthened friendships.

#purposefulliving #thereismore #wearewiredhuman #realfriends #lifeinthedigitalage

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

The vast majority of digital media is designed to keep us scrolling, swiping, and liking our way to the next hit of digital delight. Despite the hours spent online the empty feelings of loneliness and inadequacy are never far. However, learning to be a positive force of

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

#antiporn #peoplearenotproducts #considerbeforeconsuming #stopthedemand #fightforlove #truthaboutporn #peopleoverpixels

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

Rejecting porn is the landing place for raising youth in the digital age. When teens learn to see their values as an integral piece of their identity, their good choices are a statement of who they are and where they are going.

#fightthenewdrug #pornaddiction #letstalkaboutporn

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

Do our kids know that we won't judge them but accept them for who they are despite their highs and lows?

#youthmentalhealth #mentalhealth #covidmentalhealth #lookoutforeachother #parenting #vulnerability #vulnerabilityisstrength #iseeyou

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

This number from @barktechnologies' annual report in 2020 and reflects on different engagements including self-harm or suicide from texting to emails that contain a suicide note.

This number is sobering. One year into the pandemic, our kids are suffering. While suicide has been

[Wired Human @WeAreWiredHuman]

on the rise for years, the pandemic has poured gasoline on the fire. The best place to work towards the prevention of self-harm is a warm and open home. Do our kids know that we are aware of the mental health crisis? Do our kids know that we will be there to simply listen?