Gavin has been watching MineCraft videos via Shawn's phone and YouTube. A month or so ago he was watching a video when we heard the narrator of the video say a couple swear words. That stopped the free reign of the phone and we initiated a more thorough screening process for videos. Now either Shawn or I get the opportunity to preview or watch with Gavin to make sure they are appropriate and don't swear. As exciting as it sounds--sitting through a self-made video about how you play a video game--Shawn and I have begun using different distraction techniques, to avoid having to sit through the videos. One Shawn likes to employ involves allowing him to play a game on the phone instead of watching a video.
Today Gavin was playing a Spiderman game on Shawn's phone. He told a distracted Shawn that he had taken a cool picture and was going to post it on Facebook. Knowing Gavin has heard his sisters say this phrase many times, and that he doesn't have a Facebook account, Shawn absently agreed and went about doing something else.
A few minutes later we are sitting down getting ready for church to start. I glance down at my phone and see an alert. "Shawn has posted a new picture on Facebook."
4 comments:
Ha ha. What did he post?? Was it the cloud picture on Dad's Facebook?
Funny. Yes it is that picture from the car window, with the Spiderman logo on the top left. I laughed and laughed. Dad is so nice and willing to let him use his phone. I am way more protective of my phone. (I purposely don't have fun games on it.) Thanks for commenting J!
He's such a smart kid! lol!
Yeah, establish your rules before you hand him your phone. Thanks for commenting!
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