Kid-safe YouTube

February 23, 2015  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

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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Break

February 12, 2015  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

The blog will be offline for February break, returning after February 23rd

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Eating in front of the TV

February 12, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

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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Teenagers

February 10, 2015  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

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

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Teens and sleep

February 03, 2015  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

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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