COVID 19 lockdown and school start time

May 28, 2020  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

This article discusses how the lockdown presents an opportunity to revisit the discussion regarding school start times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05//27/opinion/coronavirus-teenagers-school-sleep.html/

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Xbox screen time

May 28, 2020  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

Microsoft has introduced a new way to monitor and limit time on Xbox: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/27/21271922/xbox-family-settings-app-screen-time-limits-windows-10

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Picky eaters

May 27, 2020  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

This article reports how some parents respond to kids who are picky about eating by become more strict about eating, which tends to feed into a negative cycle and increase the picky eating: https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Strict-parents-create-picky-eaters-study-suggests-570769301.html

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Video games in the lockdown

May 27, 2020  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

This article talks about how video games have become essential for kids during the lockdown as a way to stay connected with friends: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/health/video-games-socialization-pandemic-wellness/index.html

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University in the fall – in person or remote?

May 16, 2020  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

This site has info on which universities have made decisions about the fall: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Here-s-a-List-of-Colleges-/248626

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