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Returning to School During a Pandemic Free Play Play is actually an important way our children learn especially when the toys have multiple ways to play and are interactive such as blocks, Legos, and imaginary play items like kitchens, and dolls. Allowing your child time to play also allows them a break from screens and classroom-based learning. Adding in music or art during this time can be a great way to encourage play and creativity. Food Breaks Scheduling meals and snacks ... [Read More]
Teens and Adolescents
SOCIAL MEDIA
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SCARY HIDING APPS: Your teen may be hiding social media sites from you in plain sight! Here are a few to know about: Calculator%: It looks like a calculator but hides secret photos Omegle: A free chat site that will introduce you to strangers. Yellow: A tinder-like app used for flirting. Ask.fm: An app where you can ask an anonymous question often about a person. This site has been linked to severe cyber bullying. Hot or ... [Read More]
Adolescence and Its Dangers
Today’s adolescents are growing up in a world consumed by the internet, especially via their smartphones. There are now constant pressures of social media, which was never an issue for prior generations. Kids also have much less privacy nowadays because of the internet. Plus, they are tempted by their peers to get high on bath salts and synthetic marijuana, and to try vaping. They are enticed to try new drugs as well as all the drugs previous generations grew up with. And whereas prior ... [Read More]
Raising Healthy Teenagers
Every generation in modern times faces issues that previous generations never had to face. Teenagers today have never known life without the internet and its temptations – making a parent’s job very complicated. Instead of worrying about kids on the neighborhood bus like parents used to, parents must now worry about their access to the whole global population on the internet. Adults can easily prey on children via internet chat rooms, posing as children in an effort to do unspeakable ... [Read More]
How is a Cellphone Hurting My Child?
Cellphones have become an extended part of our bodies in recent years. The ability to be connected and constantly updated has been capturing more and more of our attention. But when it leads to distracted parenting, studies have shown this can hurt the development of infants and young children, especially regarding their ability to process pleasure or happiness. Distracted Parents Affect Development of Babies Babies need reliable and consistent attention from their parental figures in order ... [Read More]
