Statistics suggest younger kids are spending more time watching screens: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/health/children-smartphone-tablet-use-report/index.html
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October 17, 2017 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
This article discusses how to help your teen manage how technology and devices can be a distraction from schoolwork: When Technology Distracts Teens from Completing Their Homework
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October 11, 2017 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
In a new study, kids had an easier time doing boring tasks if they pretended to be Batman, Bob the Builder, Rapunzel or Dora the Explorer – all well-known characters who are model hard workers — and were given props to help them get in character: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/pretending-batman-helps-kids-focus-boring-tasks-study-shows.htm http://selfcontrol.psych.lsa.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cdev12695.pdf_jsessionid9A14126FF0E062AD942DD3C3CEE26155.f04t03.pdf
Read More »Earning screen time
October 10, 2017 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
An app that makes your kids earn unlocking their screen: http://www.ozy.com/good-sht/the-app-that-lets-your-kids-earn-their-screen-time/80958
Read More »“Say Sorry”
October 10, 2017 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Some suggestions on more meaningful things to teach your kids to say instead of “I’m Sorry”: https://offspring.lifehacker.com/what-to-say-to-little-kids-instead-of-say-sorry-1819288365
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