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Is "teen brain" really a thing?

A new book is subtitled “why screens are making your teenager depressed, anxious, and prone to lifelong addictive illnesses - and how to stop it now.”

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Excessive Device Usage | sleep | screens in school | screen hygiene | sleep deprivation
Helping kids think before they act: the simple strategies every parent needs to know

Their bodies move before their brains - they act before they think. Is that lack of impulse control  a hallmark of ADHD? Or just being a normal kid? And what, if anything, can you can do to help them along?

 
Parental Controls | digital parenting | screen hygiene | smartphone | FOMO
Looking for an antidote to FOMO? Say hello to JOMO

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is so five minutes ago. Today, the cool kids are all excited about JOMO. Recently popularised by - of all people - the CEO of Google, JOMO is shorthand for the Joy of Missing Out.

 
Screen time | screen hygiene | smartphone | text neck | sway back | posture
Back to basics: Kids, screens and back pain

From head to toe, technology is wreaking havoc on our children’s physical wellbeing. But there are ways to minimise the risk, and get them off to the right start.

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