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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

3/7/19

Parenting great kids podcast from Dr. Meg Meeker, with Dr. Tom Kersting. School counselor and private practice therapist. Title: Kids and Screens Listen to this podcast to hear about social media and video games affect on the brain, how they are affecting the brain’s operations and developing emotional skills. Learn about “acquired ADHD” ——->If youContinueContinue reading “3/7/19”