Cyber Parenting - Screen Time
💻 Earlier in March, social media app TikTok revealed it would by setting up a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users aged under 18. If young people hit the new limit, they will have to enter a passcode to continue to use the service that day. 👨👩👦👦 Parents of...
Cyber Parenting - Screen Time
Dr Nigel Best, clinical spokesperson for Specsavers All evidence to date has failed to establish any link between screen use and long-term eye problems. However, recent research found that children who are regularly cooped up at home are more susceptible to...
Cyber Parenting - Screen Time
It’s well known that there are lot of games that can be played as a family together on screens, whether that is on an Xbox, PlayStation, tablet or computer. Games can be educational, fun and competitive. Play together. Keep games consoles in communal rooms and play...
Cyber Parenting - Screen Time
Location! One of the best ways to avoid disputes before bed is to create spaces in the home where tech is stored at night and agree a time at which everything is put away. Ideally, we should be switching off devices at least one hour before bed and charging them out...
Cyber Parenting - Screen Time
Few parents are able to ban all screens in the household, but some feel guilty on how long their children spend on them. Whether that is on a phone, computer, tablet or watching TV, some feel the need to allow extra screen time to allow them to get things done like...
Cyber Parenting - Screen Time
A recent Ofcom study found that 70% of young people miss sleep because of online habits. Most of us will have hated bedtime as children. When we had to leave our parents or some exciting event to get the sleep we needed. As adults, we now know we really do need sleep....