As most of you know we believe that as soon as your child is accessing technology parents should be instituting our “Family Collective Agreement”. (1)
One of the rules in our agreement is no cellphones in the bedroom. Here’s a chapter from our free web book for parents that explains the why. (2)
The pushback that parents hear from their child specific to this rule is:
#1 – “I want to use my phone as an alarm clock”, and
#2 – “I want to use my phone to listen to music, podcast, or audiobook in my room.”
Well, we have a suggestion for both pushbacks for your consideration:
#1 – Buy them an alarm clock. The one we recommend is the ‘Sonic Bomb Dual Extra Loud Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker” which you can locate here for $64.99 (3)
#2 – Buy them an MP3 player and we recommend 2 for your consideration:
OPTION #1 The Sandisk 8GB Clip Jam $52.99:
• Stores about 2000 songs
• 18 hours of batter life
• NO ability to browse the internet
• Built-in FM radio
This MP3 player is not waterproof, and you must use the included earbuds to listen to music, an audiobook, or a podcast. It DOES NOT allow connectivity to Bluetooth headphones or speakers. (4)
OPTION #2 The Sandisk 16GB Clip Sport Plus $173.00:
• Stores about 4000 songs
• 18 hours of battery life
• NO ability to browse the internet
• Built-in FM radio
• Waterproof
This MP3 player is waterproof. Not only can you use the included earbuds to listen to music, an audiobook, or a podcast, but this model DOES allow connectivity to Bluetooth headphones or Bluetooth speakers. (5)
NOTE – There are other MP3 players on the market, but many still allow the user to connect to the internet. The above two MP3 players DO NOT!
Digital Food For Thought
The White Hatter
Reference Links:
2/ https://thewhitehatter.ca/technology-in-the-bedroom/
3/ https://www.amazon.ca/Sonic-Alert-SBB500SS-Alarm-Shaker/dp/B000OOWZUK/ref=sr_1_2
4/ https://www.amazon.ca/Sandisk-8GB-Clip-Player-Black/dp/B00VXMY262
