by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jan 26, 2020 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Parenting
I was tagged in an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner by my pal, Dean Vendramin called, Changing the Screen-time debate by Sarah M. Coyne. Great article reminds me of the great work @JCasaTodd is sharing #SocialLEADia — Dean Vendramin (@vendi55) January 18, 2020...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 25, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Parenting
This week, I had an interesting conversation with one of the students in my coding club. He was having difficulty with a string of code and I wasn’t able to help him. In the end, he sought out an online community called, Discord which he couldn’t stop...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 3, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Parenting
Tomorrow, in the province of Ontario, a new cellphone “ban” takes effect. Devices are not allowed in classrooms and schools except for learning purposes. More specifically, the mandate states: Personal mobile devices can be used during instructional time...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 29, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Parenting
My parents restricted my every move when I was young. It wasn’t just about a curfew; they timed how long it would take me to get home from school and expected me to be home by then. I was not allowed to go to the movies or to the mall like most kids. They were,...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 22, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Parenting
I recently listened to Joseph Gordon-Levitt deliver a TED Talk called, How craving attention makes you less creative. He shares the extent to which while he is acting he is in “flow”; truly paying attention to his character, but that when he is on social...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 11, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Parenting
The more I get invited to speak to parents, the more I get this common question, “My child wants a YouTube channel, what should I do?” YouTube is the most common search engine behind Google and YouTubers make up today’s celebrities. In fact, I often...