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Painless Parenting: How to Manage Your Child’s Screen Time
By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D., author of Ollie Outside: Screen-Free Fun Technology overuse is a growing problem for children and teens, and one that I deal with on a daily basis as a psychologist in private practice. Parents frequently assert, “All … Continue reading
Reading Together: Why Your Baby Needs Books
By Elizabeth Verdick and Marjorie Lisovskis, authors of Happy Healthy Baby® series When you read to your baby, you’re not just bonding, you’re promoting language and social skills. It’s never too early to start a positive lifetime habit. “In the … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood
Tagged books, books for babies, early childhood books, Free Spirit author, reading, screen time
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Taming the Beast and Curtailing Screen Time
By Stephanie Filio The preteen and teen brain operates largely on emotion and feelings, which can get confusing during these years of rapid-fire hormones. Eventually, the brain gets so tired it surrenders and gives the green light to things like … Continue reading
How to Model Healthy Screen Time: 5 Tips for Parents
By Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D., author of Ollie Outside: Screen-Free Fun As a child psychologist, I frequently meet with children and teens to help them better manage their technology use. From video games to social media and everything else that is … Continue reading
5 Stress Management Strategies for Kids
By Elizabeth Verdick, coauthor of Stress Can Really Get on Your Nerves (Revised & Updated Edition) Experts say kids are more stressed today than ever before. That’s no surprise. We see the fast-paced, competitive, tech-savvy world they’re growing up in. … Continue reading
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Tagged feelings, Free Spirit author, life-balance, screen time, stress management, stress management for kids, Technology
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