Celebrate Digital Wellness Day: Helping Tweens and Teens Thrive Online

This Friday, May 2nd, marks Digital Wellness Day, a special day dedicated to understanding and fostering healthy relationships with technology. It's a day to pause, reflect, and take action on how we can help our children navigate the digital world with confidence, responsibility, and balance.

As a Digital Wellness Educator, I’ve spent years researching and teaching families and schools how to approach screen time and digital life in a healthy, positive way (without fear based tactics). I’ve seen firsthand how overwhelming it can be to navigate the ever-evolving world of technology, especially for parents of tweens and teens. But the truth is, it doesn't have get to the point of overwhelming.

Digital Wellness is MUCH More Than Just Limits

It’s not just about setting screen time limits or blocking apps—it's about empowering our kids to make smart decisions, communicate safely, and balance their online and offline lives. The goal is for them to thrive in the digital world, not just survive it, and for us to be by their side with open and judgement free communication. Opinionated books will come and go (if you want some balanced ones suggested, reach out), research will look at what it wants to (unless you know where to look for good, unbiased research), but digital wellness and media literacy skills will last through it all, no matter what is happening and who is saying what.

That’s where I come in. Over the years, I’ve developed a wealth of resources to help families, educators, and communities better understand digital wellness and media literacy. Whether it’s tools for teaching your kids about boundaries, guides for navigating the online world together, or strategies for fostering healthy habits, I’ve got you covered.

New Membership Perks: Now ALL Resources in One Place

As part of Digital Wellness Day, I’m excited to share that I’ve just included ALL of my digital wellness resources into my membership—for FREE, as part of the membership! That means no more buying each item separately, if you don't want to. Now, you can access everything you need in one place, saving you a ton while getting the tools you need to help your tweens and teens thrive online.

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s now included (for FREE in the membership fee):

Tween & Teen Workbooks: Reflective guides (beginning and intermediate/advanced) that encourage your kids to think, understand the online world, set goals, and make informed decisions about their screen time and online behaviors.

Digital Wellness Online Course: A comprehensive course designed to help tweens and teens understand the core principles of digital wellness, including learning about the attention economy, mental health, communication and physical health. (If you're a school wanting this course for your students, reach out.)

The Family Tech Agreement: A tool to help families come together, set boundaries, and agree on how to approach screen time in a way that works for everyone.

15 Conversation Starters: Questions to help parents connect with their tweens and teens about their digital lives and start important discussions about online behavior, safety, and mental health.

Media Literacy Conversation Cards: You'll find 50 cards in spread out over 5 categories. Each has a question and a fact. Each category has three different levels of questions. (Only in membership)

Adolescence Kit: A collection of resources aimed specifically at navigating the the Netfix series, Adolescence. (Only in membership)

Membership: And of course, you'll have full access to the other membership resources: 10 min video trainings on all topics, book club, research broken down for you, recordings of webinars, screen time alternatives pack, workplace digital wellbeing and more.

With all of these tools at your fingertips, you’ll have everything you need to start meaningful conversations, set healthy boundaries, and guide your kids towards becoming responsible digital citizens.

Now is the Time!

As parents, we have a big role to play in helping our kids understand the complexities of the digital world. Digital Wellness Day serves as a reminder that we can’t afford to wait. It’s never too early or too late to start teaching your kids how to manage their online lives in a balanced, thoughtful way.

And now, with all of my resources bundled into one easy-to-access membership, it’s never been easier or more affordable to give your family the tools they need to succeed. Of course, if you still want to purchase a la carte, you can!

If you’re ready to dive in and help your kids thrive online, join the Digital Wellness Membership today. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to build on what you’ve already taught, these resources will help you empower your tweens and teens to be more mindful, responsible, and healthy in their digital lives.

Access further free research-based resources at digitalwellnessday.com, as well as my resources. 

Happy Digital Wellness Day!