New research confirms a correlation with more screen time per day and diagnoses of depression or anxiety in teens: http://time.com/5437607/smartphones-teens-mental-health/
Read More »Kids and screen time
October 30, 2018 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Guest posting – Eye-Opening Techniques for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
October 23, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Eye-Opening Techniques for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep by: Cheryl Conklin Wellnesscentral.info | cheryl.conklin@wellnesscentral.info In order for our bodies and brains to function, we need sleep. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), sleep (and the lack thereof) “affects almost every type of tissue and system in the body – from […]
Read More »The importance of gratitude as an antidote to greed and materialism.
October 22, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new study from the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that increasing a sense of gratitude can reduce materialism: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2018/10/20/encouraging-gratitude-in-kids-reduces-materialism-study-finds/#b30b28149d0e
Read More »Physical discipline and later teen violence linked in a study
October 18, 2018 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A study out of McGill University shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people.: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181016131958.htm
Read More »Kids and cell phones
October 02, 2018 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Kids with cell phones are more likely to be involved in bullying…as bully or bullied: https://theconversation.com/kids-with-cellphones-more-likely-to-be-bullies-or-get-bullied-here-are-6-tips-for-parents-104039
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