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Did your children receive some new technology over the holidays? This month’s email contains tips and tools for managing screen time. Data collection around technology usage helps to inform researchers, psychologist and society about the short and long term impacts of usage on children, teens and young adults. Media Smarts is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on media literacy programs. Included below is a link to some of the statistics collated by this organization.

Besides this monthly email, information and resources can be found on our website at #Relationships.

What is your family’s practice around meals and devices? This video highlights the value of a device free dinner for families. You can also check out Common Sense Media for tips on how to better connect face-to-face with your family.

Christ The Redeemer (CTR) Catholic Schools will create a culture around the use of technology that teaches balance between our digital lives and the lives we lead face-to-face to love in community as God intended.

Christ The Redeemer (CTR) Catholic Schools operates in seven communities throughout the province of Alberta providing authentic Catholic education to students in 15 traditional schools, four Outreach schools and a distance education school.

Email: communications@redeemer.ab.ca
Website: www.redeemer.ab.ca
Location: 1 McRae Street, Okotoks, AB, Canada
Phone: 403-938-2659
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CTRcatholic
Twitter: @ChristRedeemer1