some local classes for kids on meditation: http://lynnfield.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/kids-meditation-classes-aim-to-reduce-anxiety-and-more_590e18b0 http://wakefield.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/kids-meditation-classes-aim-to-reduce-anxiety-and-more
Read More »Parenting and modern technology
September 03, 2013 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Microsoft is designing software to allow parents to remotely set restrictions including use overnight, or set a phone so it can only call parents, a “white list” of contacts and emergency numbers. This type of “lock screen” can be kept in place for a certain time period, depending on the controlling party. http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-patent-lets-parents-remotely-lock-child-mobile-devices-7000020127/ And […]
Read More »Teens and sleep
August 27, 2013 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
More than half of all teenagers may be sleep deprived, according to a new study from Oxford University. Sleep deprivation could affect teens’ long term storage of memory, their growth patterns and their in-school performance. http://www.inquisitr.com/921878/sleep-deprived-teenagers-could-have-problems-with-memory-growth-patterns-and-more-study-says/#ZxrjPRygCvaFGg1O.99
Read More »Teens and driving
August 27, 2013 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A new study by Warren Brodsky, of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, found that when teenagers listen to rap and rock music while they drive are more likely to commit a greater number of errors and miscalculations on the road – and young men make more frequent and serious mistakes than young women. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2402152/Teenagers-listen-rap-rock-music-drive-higher-risk-involved-crash.html#ixzz2dBvSXDUJ
Read More »On violence and Video games
August 27, 2013 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A new study published in Springer’s Journal of Youth and Adolescence. found that teens who play violent video games are not likely to become more violent or partake in anti-social behavior. http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1433942-0 http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/27/in-new-study-video-games-not-tied-to-violence-in-high-risk-youth/58934.html Reference: Ferguson C.J, Olson C. (2013). Video game violence among ‘vulnerable’ populations: the impact of violent games on delinquency and bullying among […]
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