Tag Archives: screen time

Who’s the boss? You or your phone?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Nicole O'Donnell, RN

The dinner is on the table, the milk has been poured, and everyone dives in. Well, everyone except one. There is one person at the table checking their phone. No. No. Not my daughters. Like many households, we have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged adult, cell phone, dinner time, families, family, family time, limiting screen time, Mental Health, mobile, phone, play, screen addiction, screen time, stress | 2 Comments

Teens and screens: tips to help your teen reduce screen time.

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Teens are connected all the time. Aren’t we all? I don’t think my son is any different than other teens when it comes to being on his phone, watching Netflix or even playing video games. Technology is ingrained in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged Mental Health, parenting teens, Physical Health, screen time, social media, teen, teens and screens, too much screen time, tweens, video games | 3 Comments

Summer fun and electronics; can there be a happy medium?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

I can tell the summer-is-here excitement is already building for my kids. The sweet smell of freedom is in the air as they wait with baited breath for that last bell of the school year to ring. In my house, long, lazy … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged active play, fun, kids, limiting screen time, Mental Health, outdoor, outdoor play, physical activity, Physical Health, screen time, summer, summer and screen time, teens | 2 Comments

The TV actually turns off?? COOL!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Paula D'Orazio

I am not a perfect person. It follows then, that I am not a perfect mother. My children watch TV. Not as often or as much as some other kids I know (for some shallow reason I felt the need … Continue reading →