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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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The evidence reveals a more complicated reality than the conventional wisdom would have you believe.
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Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation, makes the case against devices for children—even if they desperately want them.
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Smartphones have become near-universal among children, with up to 91% of 11-year-olds owning one. Here's what to consider when deciding if your child is ready for one.
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The vast majority of teens and tweens today have smartphones. These parents said no.
The effects of smart phones on kid's brains.
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The largest increases occurred in Slavic, Baltic, English-speaking and Latin American countries.
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I’m sticking to my principles on not getting smartphones for my tweens — even though my child got lost on the dark streets of New York City.
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Denying a teen a smartphone in 2019 is a tough decision, and one that requires an organized and impenetrable defense.
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A new Pew study finds that many teens think phones distract their parents during conversations.
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Increases in depression and suicide appeared among teens in 2012 – the same time smartphone ownership became the norm
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Parents can have difficulty distinguishing phone abuse from appropriate use.
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Teen depression and suicide rates are climbing, as more kids than ever use cellphones. Here's what new research says about what's happening
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A generation who have spent their entire adolescence with smartphones are feeling the effects.
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Ten years after the arrival of the iPhone, are mobile devices taking a toll on our children's mental health?
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More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
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It’s summertime, the kids out of school, and likely spending more time than ever on digital devices.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis examines whether there is an association between use of cell phones and tablet devices in the sleep environment and sle
This is an extensive review of research studies concluding there is a direct correlation between sleep problems and children having access to media devices, especially in the sleep environment. -lon
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Smartphones are making children as young as nine turn up for school tired because they are waking to check devices more than 10 times a night, experts have warned. - New Zealand Herald
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To focus only on the ‘digital divide’ between desktop and laptop users is to miss an encouraging trend.