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Kids and Screen Time: What Parents Need to Know

“We know that kids who play video games and use technology for an hour a day are actually psychologically healthier than kids who spend 3 or more hours a day with video games and also psychologically healthier than kids who don’t spend any time at all.” – Dr Randy Kulman, Learning Works for Kids Do … Continued

The One Little Thing Between You And Screen Time Routine

“A bad day can tell you more about yourself than a good day.” — Andy Ogle [British mixed martial artist]. Let’s start off by saying, don’t despair if you can’t always keep to your screen time routine. We learn more about ourselves on the bad days than we do on the good days. The trick – … Continued

It’s all about the 6 types of screen time rules

Do your kids have carte blanche over their electronics?   On average, tweens spend almost 6 hours a day and teens almost 9 using media (social media, TV, video games, and the Internet).  In fcat, 92% of teens report going online daily—including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly” Against this onslaught of digital momentum, … Continued

Why I said no smartphone for my tween

“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