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GooseberryAlert30TrendyTech–Howcanwerespondpositivelyto‘tech’peerpressure?

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GooseberryStudent‘Dilemma’oftheweekPeoplecanfeelpressuredto‘fitin’withtheirfriends.

Thiscanincludethepressuretohavethelatesttechnology.

Yourfriendsarebeingunkindtoaclassmatebecausetheydonothavethelatestsmartphone.Youhavethesameoneandarequitehappywithitbutfeelembarrassedtouseitbecauseofwhatyourfriendsmightsay.Howdoyourespond?

Exploretheproblemtohelpyoureachadecision: Howmightyourclassmatebefeeling? Explainwhysomepeopleareunkindtoothers? Doesowningthelatesttechnologymakeusbetterpeople? Whyisitimportanttosomepeople,tohavethelatesttechnology? Whatismostimportant:peopleorobjects?Explainyourthoughts. Howmightyouhelpyourclassmateinthissituation? Whatmightmakeitdifficulttohelpthem?

Key Messages: Remember, some people may not want, need or be able to own the latesttechnologyorfashionitem.Thatdoesnotmakethemanybetterorworse.Ifyouareluckyenoughtohavelatesttechnology,that’sgreat,butavoidputtingpressureonotherstohavethesame.Thiscanmakeothersfeelupsetandembarrassed.Itmaycauseextrapressurefortheirparentstoo.

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GooseberryTeacher‘Thoughts’oftheweek

Tech-pressure exists and trying to keep up can be a problem for children, parents andschools.Theownershipoftechnologycanbringstatus,butitcanalsobringthepressuretoprovideit.Itisimportantforchildrenandadultstolearnthatownershipofmaterialgoodsdoesnotvalidateusashumanbeings.Aswellaslearningpracticaldigitalskills,considerhowyourschooldeliverstheskillsneededtohelpbuildresilienceamongstthechildrenandtheirparents,includinghowtheyrespondtoandmanagepeer-pressure.

Howdoyourstudentsviewandusetheirtechnology? Doyourstudents’parentsfeelpressuredtoprovidethelatestgadgets? Howcanyourschoolhelptomanagestudentandparentexpectations? Howdoyouencourageyourstudentstovaluepositiverelationshipsovermaterialpossessions?

KeyMessages:Helpingchildrenrecogniseandunderstandpeer-pressurecanhelpthemtorespondmorerobustlyinchallengingsituations.Buildingself-confidenceiskeytoresistingpeer-pressure.Encourage students tobe awareof theexpectations theymightplaceupon their parentswhenaskingforthelatesttech.Remember,parentscanfeelpeer-pressuretoo.Pleasesharewithstaff.

Howimportantisitforyoutohavethelatesttechnology?

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GooseberryParent‘Support’oftheweek

Choosingyourchild’sfirstdigitaldevicecanbestressfulenoughwithouthavingtoworryifthetechis‘trendy’enough.Itisnotunusualforchildrentowanttheirtechnologytobethesameas(orbetterthan)theirfriends;butdoparentsthenfeelpressuredtoprovideit?

Ifyouhaveeverfeltpressuredtoprovideyourchildwiththelatesttechnology,youarenotalone.Parentalpeer-pressureandmeetingachild’sexpectationscanbeenoughtotestyourpatienceandfamilyfinancestothelimit.

Whatshouldyoudowhenyourchildwants,‘needs’ordemandsanupgradetotheirtech?

Ideasformanagingyourchild’sexpectationsregardingtechnology:

Explore:Askyourchildtotalktoyouaboutthetechnologytheydesire,togetaclearerideaofwhytheywantor‘need’it.Technologyisaprivilege,notaright.

Explain:Being honest with your child andmanaging their expectations can help them tounderstandwhyitmightnotbefinanciallypossibleforthemtohavethelatesttechnology.

Age:Considerhowappropriateitisforyourchildtohavecertainkindsoftechnology.Findwaysforthemtoaccessandenjoyusingtechnologywithoutowningtheirown.

Confidence:Beconfidentandassuredinyourdecisionmakingandwhereappropriateexplainyourreasonstoyourchild.Thedecisionnottoallowyourchildtohavetheirowndeviceorthelatest technology is likely tobemadewithsafetyor finances inmind. Providingthe latesttechnologycouldencourageyourchildtofocustheirattentiononactivitiesthatyouarenotcomfortablewith.

Resilience:Remindyourchildthathaving(ornothaving)thelatestgadgetdoesnotmakeapersonanybetterorworsethananother.Thereisnoshameinnothavingthelatestdevice.Nurtureself-confidencetohelpyourchildmanagedifficultsituationsandberesilienttootherpeople’sopinionsabouttheirpossessions.

Be realistic: It is important that your child is realistic about what you can afford to buy.Expectingthelatestupgrademaynotbepossibleandmayplaceunfairdemandsuponyou.

Finance:Helpteachyourchildaboutthevalueofitems,responsibilityandsaving.Encourageyourchildtomakeanappropriatefinancialorchore-basedcontributiontowardstheirtech.

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Facebook has recently issued a notice prompting users to review and update their ‘Privacy andSecurity’settings.Remember,thisshouldbedoneregularlyforeveryAppandoneverydevice.

Facebookhavespecificallyaskeduserstocontrolhowin-Appfacialrecognitionsoftwareisused.Thissoftware is used to personalise your online experience. The facial recognition software systemrecogniseswhen you appear in videosor photographs, by comparing contentwith your accountprofilepicture.

Managethisfeatureinthe‘Settings’areaoftheApp.Bytapping‘FaceRecognition’youwillbeabletomanage(bytapping‘Yes’or‘No’)theApp’sabilitytorecogniseyouinphotosandvideos.

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