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Pediatrics Summary – Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need to Learn
An interdisciplinary summit called Children and Screen Time: A Growing Health Crisis was held in Washington DC on Nov. 1, 2017 sponsored by Children and
Tap, Click, Commercialism
Guest Blog by Kathy Kleckner Children’s reading is reduced to little more than a pipeline for profits in a new book from Lisa Guernsey and
Gamer Brain – How video games are wiring your child’s brain for failure.
Meet Joe. Exhausted, Joe hauls himself out of bed after a night of gaming, following his Mom’s third attempt to get him up. If she’d
Tech Guilt – Is feeling guilty about your child’s technology overuse enough?
Following a recent media interview on the negative impact of technology on children, the reporter stated that she “felt guilty” about letting her children use
Child Health Crisis – Technology overuse deals the deathblow to Canadian children
Escalating incidence of poor child physical 1,2 and mental health 3 in Canada has now reached epidemic proportions. One in three children enter school developmentally
Literacy by Grade 3 – Common sense screen management in schools.
In an average month, I receive 10-15 emails from teachers who express grave concerns regarding unrestricted use of technology in schools (see below email from
“Wireless Radiation 101”
By Sveinn S. Kjartansson & Stella Saemundsdottir Guest Authors. Microwave radiation is emitted from ALL wireless technology including smartphones, tablets, laptops and routers as well as
New Tools That Help Families Manage Time
Guest Blog by Jenifer Joy Madden. If digital gadgets and games are being designed to attract and hold kids’ attention, American pediatricians are pushing back with
Safe Schools Policy – Best Practice Standards for Screens and Radiation
The Safe Schools Policy – Best Practice Standards for Screens and Radiation was emailed to Canada’s Prime Minister and Canadian provincial Ministers of Health and
Online or Outside? Redefining child safety and risk.
During an assessment, a grade one child stated she “sneaks” her tablet to bed at night to talk with her “new friends”. When asked
Screen Overuse: Why families do it, and how they can stop.
It was about 20 years ago when I started identifying children who overused screens. I was working in schools as a pediatric occupational
Does playing video games enhance fine motor skills in children? “No” says a pediatric occupational therapist
As a child development specialist, a frequent question asked by parents, educators, and therapists is “Do video games improve fine motor skills”? Concerns continue