by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Digital Parenting
Did you know American teenagers spend an “astounding” nine hours a day with digital technology, entertaining themselves with streaming video, listening to music and playing games? And “tweens” aged 8 to 12 are spending six hours with media,...
by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Digital Parenting
Do you fear that your teenager is keeping a separate digital life from you? Are they becoming withdrawn, depressed, angry — even stopped going to school or engaging in family events? Research shares that two thirds of teens surveyed say they have engaged...
by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | Digital Parenting
How many parents struggle with their teen’s addiction to their cell-phone (internet) and specifically social media platforms? This is a growing concern not only in families, but with educators and therapists. Excess screen-time has been linked to causing an increase...
by admin | May 11, 2022 | Digital Parenting
Is Excessive Screen Time Causing Teen Depression and Anxiety? Common Sense Media reported that screen use for adolescents jumped 17 percent since 2019, a steeper increase than in the prior four years prior the pandemic. Screen use rose by nearly 50...
by admin | Apr 14, 2022 | Digital Parenting
Having a smartphone contract in place early can help your kids understand the guidelines you expect to follow as well as the consequences they can expect when they are broken. Smartphone contracts can also help limit screen time. Giving kids a cell phone...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Digital Parenting
(Reposted from this site on February 2015). There are always many opinions on this topic and I believe that each family has their own individual thoughts for what works best for them and their teenager, but when I read a recent post on one of my favorite sites, Grown...
