YouTube is now offering a new app, called YouTube Kids, which aims to provide entertaining and educational videos for children while giving parents control over their viewing habits.The app will be available on Apple and Android devices. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/youtube-kids-parents-app/story?id=29164483 http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/youtube-kids-app-launches-on-apples-itunes-google-play-1201439566/
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Eating in front of the TV
A great post on the consequences for kids of eating in front of the TV by my favorite nutritionist (who happens to be my wife) http://www.diannerishikof.com/kids-watch-tv-eat/
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Some helpful articles with tips for parents on raising teens: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/common-mistakes-when-raising-teenagers-1.2088103 http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/learn-to-parent-teenagers-from-the-experts-teenagers-1.2088109
Read More »Teens and sleep
A new study from the Uni Research Health in Bergen, Norway has confirmed that the cumulative amount of screen time a teen gets throughout the day will directly effect both the onset of sleep and its duration. In particular, teens who used a computer or mobile phone in the last hour were 52% and 48% […]
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