“The 3 ‘C’s of life: choices, chances, changes.” – Anonymous While balancing the 3 ‘C’s of choices, chances and changes… life as a parent has always had its own particular Challenges… but with ‘screens everywhere’, families now face a raft of new Concerns. For example, the old-fashioned solutions (basic timers, marble jars, overseeing them at the … Continued
“In many other ways, we are in the midst of a large, uncontrolled experiment on the next generation of children.” – Dr Dimitri Christakis, Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Foundation Are you dreading the mindless preparation for the holidays? Wishing you could just curl up with a good book? Then you need some thought-provoking podcasts to listen … Continued
“There is nothing more humiliating than having to ask your 10-year-old for help with your phone”. – Cynthia Crossley, Habyts Did you know the average child gets their first smartphone at ten years old? A device that has millions of times more computing power than all of Nasa’s combined computing in 1969! Seriously? I felt lucky to … Continued
“The key is to teach them how to be safe with technology because ultimately, we want our children to be in charge of technology, rather than feeling technology is in charge of them.” – Elaine Halligan, The Parent Practice When it comes to a screen time routine, there are no hard and fast rules. Sure, … Continued
“You are buying into the myth that you are more productive because you are using a bunch of gadgets. You are really stealing time away from yourself and from your family” – Alan Brown So how did the ‘screen time talk’ go? Don’t worry if you haven’t had it yet. Our previous blog post – WALKING THE … Continued
“The trick is to put yourself in charge of your screens instead of allowing your screens to be in charge of you” – Dr. Edward Hallowell, M.D. Welcome to our second break-out post on preparing your kids for screen time success. If you missed the first, check out our blog: WHAT REALLY MATTERS WHEN IT COMES TO … Continued
“The earlier we introduce screens, the more it affects the child’s brain development and the more likely they will have trouble managing their addiction to screens and technology later in life.” – Dr Laura Markham, Aha! Parenting There is no denying it. Kids – and their parents – are spending more and more time on screens than … Continued
It’s natural for your child to feel and act a little restless. Kids have bundles of energy and smaller attention spans compared to us adults. And younger children especially have an innate curiosity with the world around them and how it all works. But the pace of modern life could be making it even more difficult … Continued
Have you ever considered sending your child to rehab to help them overcome their addiction to the electronic screens of video games, smartphones and the like? While that may sound far-fetched to some parents who are themselves ‘screen addicts’, it’s an idea whose time has come. Some countries consider childhood screen addiction to be a … Continued
As a mother and a teacher, I know that I have my hands full. My children are always watching me and I know that I am their role model which is why I tread lightly. I know what they see me doing has an impact on them. This is why many times, when I’m with … Continued