National PTA has teamed up with TikTok to help parents and guardians learn more about how their teens are using this highly popular entertainment app, educate families about safety on the app, and guide parents in having open, ongoing conversations with their teens to ensure they are using online platforms productively and responsibly.
People use online platforms to:
People use online platforms to:
- Share information or learn new skills
- Express themselves creatively or share stories about themselves
- Mobilize and activate around issues
- Connect with others socially, professionally and spiritually
- Find community and a sense of belonging
- Be entertained
Our Metea Valley High School PTSA has provided an opportunity for our students and families to experience a virtual Create with Kindness family program.
This virtual format will give families the options for self-paced learning. These Create with Kindness program resources will create an experience that fosters family conversations about digital citizenships and inspires participants to choose kindness.
The Create with Kindness program, sponsored by TikTok, teaches teenagers and the adults in their lives how to:
This virtual format will give families the options for self-paced learning. These Create with Kindness program resources will create an experience that fosters family conversations about digital citizenships and inspires participants to choose kindness.
The Create with Kindness program, sponsored by TikTok, teaches teenagers and the adults in their lives how to:
- Use platforms to spread kindness
- Talk as a family about online experiences, behaviors, and expectations
- Enable TikTok’s parental controls
Event Time: Lecture, 15 min.; family activities, no time limit
Target Audience: Teenagers 13-18 and their parents/caregivers
Target Audience: Teenagers 13-18 and their parents/caregivers