Blog Category: Screen time

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Teen Boys & Gaming: The 10 Agreements for Healthy Balance

Recently a mum of 15-year-old boy came up and asked me a frequently asked question: ...

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In praise of a common-sense revolution

Recently I was listening to a radio interview with a motoring expert, and a listener ...

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Horror movies, GTA and other parents’ boundaries

I recently received a message from a mum of a 7-year-old who was concerned about ...

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The school pickup war zone

Thanks to the rapid changes in technology especially smart phones, well-meaning parents are much more ...

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Why our children’s ability to think deeply is suffering

I want to chat about thinking. When I explore my building block about life skills ...

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Why iPad playgrounds are a bad idea for shops and kids

Can modern childhood get any more weird? In my travels I have found the folks ...

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Getting Kids Active

In a world where screens seem to dominate, statistics for Australian kids around activity levels are ...

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Boys and gaming: finding the balance

Gaming on a computer or device is a wildly popular pastime for kids in Australia. ...

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Healthy Play vs Unhealthy Play

Most of you know how passionate I am about children having childhoods that are as ...

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The Little Things are the Big Things: Building Resilience

Today’s modern world is full of so many innovations, knowledge and new ways of doing ...