Is social media pushing our young towards screen addiction? Why does a former Facebook exec block his children from using social media? Why is Apple’s chief exec the same? Is it due to the chemical changes that happen in the brain when one is using these apps – that unnervingly resemble drug addiction? These days,…

Is social media pushing our young towards screen addiction? Why does a former Facebook exec block his children from using social media? Why is Apple’s chief exec the same? Is it due to the chemical changes that happen in the brain when one is using these apps – that unnervingly resemble drug addiction? These days,…

New statistics show that the presence of small screens has increased in children’s lives, with one in four children spending more than 20 hours a week on screen-based devices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released new statistics on April 21 after analysing how much time children spend in front of a screen by tracking…

A recent study by a group of psychologists from Sydney’s Macquarie University reveals that young people with lower executive function, such as weak self-control and greater impulsivity, are more vulnerable to gaming addiction. It also found that kids who don’t have their basic needs met in real life, like self-esteem, being socially included or feeling…

By Lori Borgman From Tribune News Service Every day my inbox fills with emails from public relations firms, angling for a plug for an author’s book or a new study on children. I delete most of them as quickly as they appear, but I nearly always read the ones on youth and mental health. Suffice…

When was the last time you intentionally set aside time for silence? Silence is steadily disappearing from our lives. In today’s modern age, we are inundated with information, content, and opinions. The number of distractions available lead many of us to wonder what a life with silence even looks like. Whether it’s a notification alerting…

Today, raising creative kids won’t happen naturally. It has to be a choice. According to teachers and experts from across America, kids don’t innovate like they used to. In a world where technology lets us live in other people’s ideas, life in school is increasingly regimented, and the last few years have made it challenging…

Here’s a question worth pondering: Has the internet had an overall positive or negative impact on your life? As you read and hopefully enjoy this article, take a minute to reflect on all that you appreciate about the internet and its benefits in your life. Do you have any favorite blogs that you follow? Does…

Recently, the Wall Street Journal ran an article about how Instagram was affecting teen mental health. In particular, some internal studies at Facebook (which owns Instagram) appeared to confirm that when teen girls used the site, they suffered poorer body image and were at increased risk for depression and eating disorders. But is social media…

I was recently invited to a gathering of eight moms who had been to a ScreenStrong workshop at their school. They were learning from each other about how to deal with the screen dilemmas in their homes. We sat together in a cozy den and chatted about what grades our kids were in, what they…