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In this book, tech expert Amber Mac and Internet security expert Michael Bazzell provide a guide for parents in today’s digital world. With age-appropriate tips for parents of preschoolers, preteens, or teens. https://www.amazon.com/Outsmarting-Your-Kids-Online-Overwhelmed-ebook/dp/B01EXAFKSO

Here are some great tips and thoughts about managing your kids’ screen time, written by a colleague and old friend: http://hermagazine.ca/managing-television-screen-time/  

A company called Gululu has developed an Interactive Bottle gives that act like a virtual pets to help motivate kids to drink water:   http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/5/24/11760852/gululu-interactive-water-bottle-for-kids-kickstarter-launch   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gululu/gululu-the-interactive-bottle-that-keeps-kids-hydr

The company behind a device that helps parents enforce their home’s internet rules and restrictions, Circle with Disney, launched last winter in partnership with Disney for its included media content, will now allow parents to manage children’s devices outside the home: New subscription service Circle Go lets parents manage kids’ devices outside the home  

New research has revealed that exposure to bright, blue-tinged light – similar to the kind emitted by your smartphone – can affect our metabolisms, potentially causing us to stack on weight, and mess with our bodies’ ability to regulate glucose. http://www.sciencealert.com/checking-your-phone-at-night-could-be-messing-with-your-metabolism