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Some parents from North Carolina designed a new app to help parents motivate kids to do their chores: https://wgme.com/news/offbeat/north-carolina-couple-designs-app-for-parents-to-delegate-chores-to-kids

In this day and age – “less screen time is better” is neither realistic or necessary -as all screen time is not created equal. This article takes a closer look at the complex issue: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiemadigan/2019/08/05/new-research-how-much-screen-time-is-bad-for-kids/#61969db34d30

A new study finds that an increase in certain kinds of screen time is associated with increased symptoms of Depression. For every additional hour young people spend on social media or watching television, the severity of depressive symptoms they experience goes up. https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/15/health/social-media-depression-teens-study/index.html?utm_source=CNN+Five+Things&utm_campaign=c40a5e185e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_16_07_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6da287d761-c40a5e185e-96852949 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2737909?guestAccessKey=7f0019bd-f2eb-4dc1-a509-cd5bc2444a79&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=071519

According to the study: “Adverse childhood experiences, commonly called ACEs, can include witnessing parents fight or go through a divorce, having a parent with a mental illness or substance abuse problem, or suffering from sexual, physical or emotional abuse.” “As the total number of ACEs a child encounters increases, school performance and engagement decreases,” said […]

Google is offering a media literacy program designed for kids – teaching them how to identify misinformation and ‘fake news’