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6/26/19 Reasons Today’s Kids are Bored, Entitled, Impatient with Few Real Friends

https://deeprootsathome.com/kids-bored-entitled/ “Using technology as a “Free babysitting service” is, in fact, not free at all. The payment is waiting for you just around the corner. ” “The ability to delay gratification is one of the key factors for future success. We have the best intentions – to make our children happy – but unfortunately, we makeContinueContinue reading “6/26/19 Reasons Today’s Kids are Bored, Entitled, Impatient with Few Real Friends”

6/10/19 The best thing for our kids- boredom!

https://qz.com/704723/to-be-more-self-reliant-children-need-boring-summers/

6/1/19 How to raise a low media child

https://ourdailymess.com/2018/10/30/7-ways-to-raise-a-low-media-child/ 1- Out of sight- out of mind! 2- Recognize the need for quiet activities 3-Allow some boredom 4-Phones are for grown ups 5-own less technology 6- set a good example 7- decide on your limits and stick to it!

4/3/19 The hidden costs of letting your children be raised by screens and smart devices

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/the-hidden-costs-of-letting-your-children-be-raised-by-screens-and-smart-devices.html “To many parents, smartphones and iPads are wonderful babysitters — a funny Youtube video playing on a screen can work miles better than any pacifier or nanny. But this convenience has its costs.” “Psychologist Jean Twenge thinks members of what she calls iGen (born between 1995 and 2012) “are on the brink of theContinueContinue reading “4/3/19 The hidden costs of letting your children be raised by screens and smart devices”

3/24/19 Brain hacking- how the tech companies get us hooked

Have you heard of “brain hacking?” It’s something we should know about- it’s what gets us addicted to our phones, video games, technology. Watch- learn- let’s protect our kids against addiction!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awAMTQZmvPE&feature=share

3/3/19

Thank you to everyone that has joined us for our first two parent meetings- we are thrilled with how well-attended the meetings have been! We plan to use this site to share any articles/videos/research we come across. There is an email subscription link on the page- add your email to be updated whenever we addContinueContinue reading “3/3/19”