Make sure your kids know that if they do see something that upsets them, you won’t be angry at them for telling you about it.
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Some health products haven’t been tested for the benefits that they claim to produce. Blue-light blocking lenses are promoted as helping sleep cycles, but there is no evidence to support this.
Understanding others’ emotions is a crucial social skill. Counter to concerns about screen time stunting kids’ development, one study suggests they’re getting better at recognizing emotion on screen.
As the pandemic moves us indoors, it’s time to reconsider our understanding of ‘screen time’ – especially since we’re relying on our devices now more than ever.
Families may want to relax some of their usual rules for digital media use due to social distancing. But keeping bedtime screen-free still makes sense.
There are ways to use tech to help kids learn, explore their interests and get creative.
Parents who use screens excessively in front of their kids may unwittingly sow the seeds of screen addiction and its consequences.
Too much studying and staying indoors are more likely to blame for the rise in the number of children with myopia, or short-sightedness.
Most Canadian children spend too much time on screens and don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. Fathers can help by modelling healthy behaviours and getting involved in research.
It’s not too late for a New Year’s resolution. If you’re a parent - resolving to stop ‘technofering’ could be one of the most important things you do this year.
Practice and experience is vital for acquiring a motor skill like handwriting.
We need to shift the focus away from parenting that relies on threats and rewards, to one that nurtures meaningful parent-child and child-technology relationships.
Top contributors
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Reader in Occupational Therapy, Brunel University of London
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Director of Research of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University
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Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor in Sport Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Health Sciences, Adelaide University
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Waterloo
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Senior Lecturer of Rhetoric, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Marketing and Consumption, Department of Marketing and Strategy, University of Leicester
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Connecticut
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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UOW Graduate, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor at MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Psychology and Special Educational Needs, UCL