Screen time

Youtube is introducing better parental controls https://www.parents.com/kids/safety/internet/parents-can-control-what-children-watch-on-the-youtube-kids-app-thanks-to-new/ https://youtube.googleblog.com/2018/09/new-tools-for-parents-and-content-for.html And google and Apple are introducing better options for limiting screen time https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/screen-time-phone-controls-kids-57906988 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/09/19/googles-launches-new-tools-let-parents-turn-teenagers-smartphones/ https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2018/09/19/googles-family-link-lets-you-monitor-your-teenagers-phone/37862493/ And kids are adapting just as quick: https://www.businessinsider.com/kids-finding-ways-around-apple-screen-time-controls-2018-9

A new study from the University of Central Florida suggests that parents who use apps to spy or set limits on their teens’ smartphones are not succeeding in protecting their kids online, but do end up negatively impacted their relationship with their teens: https://gizmodo.com/teen-monitoring-apps-dont-work-and-just-make-teens-hate-1824706829  

Apple has set up a webpage designed for parents to access info on controlling screen time: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/14/technology/apple-parental-page/index.html  

A perspective on the inevitability of facing that for the generation of kids growing up, smartphones are the norm: http://theweek.com/articles/719861/kids-need-smartphones-over    

A look at the good and the bad of growing up with smartphones: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/  

A creative dad has created a smartphone app that forces your kids to reply to you when you message them by locking their phone until they reply: http://www.scarymommy.com/dad-son-app-reply-asap/?utm_source=FB http://www.replyasap.co.uk https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/replyasap-app-attack/  

A new study out of the University of Texas at Austin, found that having phones within sight or within easy reach means some of our brainpower is inevitably used up as we try not to be distracted, so that we are less able to concentrate and performance on cognitive tasks is impacted, even if the […]

Researchers found that every hour a child spends on a mobile device could result in about 15 minutes of lost sleep:   http://www.wcvb.com/article/toddlers-touch-screens-study/9564687

A Japanese company has created a smartphone case, which can only be removed with a specific screwdriver, allows parents to set time restrictions on their child’s smartphone usage via an accompanying app. The company is expected to charge around $5 a month for a two-year contract that includes the case. http://mashable.com/2017/04/25/kids-japan-smartphone/#wMDKuTJpOaqw https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/smartphone-case-that-allows-parents-to-stop-children-becoming-addicted-to-devices/ar-BBAjM7r  

A look on the impact of smart phones and other devices: http://www.apamonitor-digital.org/apamonitor/201703/?pg=45&pm=2&u1=friend  

An explanation of how mobile phones disrupt your ability to fall asleep: http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-smartphone-light-affects-your-brain-and-body?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=d3c3abb4ef-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-d3c3abb4ef-365490661

A new documentary looks at how smartphones and other screens are altering the lives of teens today: http://www.forbes.com/sites/keithwagstaff/2016/02/28/are-your-kids-addicted-to-their-phones-screenagers-wants-to-help/#575f28b676d4 http://indieflixfoundation.org/screenagers.html  

On the impact that exposure to electronic devices like tablets, smartphones, laptops, etc in the bedroom has on sleep:   http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/05/living/small-screens-harm-childrens-sleep/index.html http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/05/us-electronics-pediatrics-sleep-idUSKBN0KE1SI20150105