Blog Category: Screen time
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Childhood stress: Why (and how) we all need to calm down
Increasingly, scientists are linking stress in infancy and childhood to the soaring numbers of people ...
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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 ...
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