#THINKB4UPOST

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents are being met with new challenges and subsequent disagreements on safety and back-to-school policy. The Canyon Crest Academy Foundation is encouraging their community to take a deep breath and #THINKB4UPOST.

#THINKB4UPOST was originally embraced by CCA students in 2014 in response to a two-hour-long school lockdown prompted by a threatening social media post meant as “a joke.” Turning a negative event into a positive teaching moment, #THINK was born. Put simply, it asks the public to evaluate their social media posts and #THINK: is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?  #THINK has the power to change the tone of the narrative.

And, it’s not just CCA! Read this article from The Washington Post:

“The pandemic has parents stressed out. Shaming one another on Facebook isn’t the answer.”
By Laura Leigh Abby
July 2, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. PDT

I joined my first Facebook parenting group when my firstborn was an infant. I used it as a resource for honest advice on local pediatricians, stroller-friendly hiking trails and home-repair professionals. As my son grew, so did the number of groups I joined: the super-local group where I know some of the moms; the group that encompasses my entire county; even a group for “Bad Moms,” where we admit to dropping occasional f-bombs at our toddlers or confess to chugging wine in the bathroom while we pretend to be peeing.

There’s occasional drama within these groups, but that’s a social media norm… Click Here to Read the Complete Article.