Gaming Addiction
CHAPTER 25 – GAMING. Oh, GAMING. An excerpt from my ebook for parents Why is gaming addictive? Gaming is addictive because the gaming companies have created GAMES to be that …
How is COVID affecting your children’s behaviour?
HERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES Maintain the same bedtime routines Create a schedule that suits your and your child’s needs Include time for your work / errands Include your child in …
Tech Neglect
Families are spending 80/hours less a week together bonding and socializing. What does this mean for your children? How will this affect their mental health?
Children need to form the security attachment bond, love and reliability with a parent.This attachment is key to their overall psychological development. If it isn’t formed usually children will start to demonstrate unwanted behaviour. What can parents do to protect and nourish this bond? I will tell you how to keep routines and provide strategies for help at home. Stay Safe and stay home!! Read More
Tech Alternative Christmas
Buy less Tech, get more LOVE!! Gift Ideas Gift Cards are wonderful for movies, Laserquest, skiing, skating etc. Try to steer away from plastic toys. Buy tickets to a sporting …
Kids with cellphones more likely to be bullies – or get bullied.
Here are 6 tips for parents
The research found that while more than half of third-grade bullies carried cellphones, only 35 percent of children who were uninvolved in bullying did. Even more dramatically, three-quarters of third-grade cyberbullies carried cellphones, compared to only 37 percent of third-graders uninvolved in cyberbullying. …
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Back to School, Back to Balancing life with Technology
Back to school is one of the most effective times to initiate new rules and routines. Children take no time at all to master new protocols but now they are …
