“He is always on his phone! ” “She checks her phone first thing every morning.” “He even sleeps with his phone clutched in his hands.” “I have a better chance of getting through her if I text her than talk to her in person.” These are real remarks from real parents of teenagers. If you […]
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Often when a parent asks this question, I am curious to know why. What makes you want to be friends with your teen? Do you not like being your child’s parent? Are you worried that your teen has no friends and want to fill in? Have you developed a desire to hang with the ‘cool
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Our teens are on social media and we don’t know what goes on in that world. We don’t know who is creeping into their DMs, who is using a fake profile to get into their friend’s list, who is asking them for inappropriate photographs, who might be using their videos or what they might be
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For those unfamiliar with the new, much talked about Sapiens study, here are the main findings: 1-Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs) are 3 times more likely to result in poor mental health. 2-While the effects of UPFs are the same on everybody, young people are the biggest consumers of UPFs. 3-UPF consumption shows links to depression.
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The problem is no longer a new one. We all know it and are dealing with it every day – our kids’ plummeting attention spans. Children today struggle to focus on a task for more than a few seconds, I still can’t wrap my head around how shockingly low that number is. Isn’t it really
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If you are here, you are probably a worried parent whose teen yawns through the day like it’s nobody’s business. No matter how vehemently your kid denies it, you know that they stay up late at night texting their friends or watching shows. You know this because waking them up for school every morning feels
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If there is one thing, just 1 thing that you could do to set your teen up for success: help them fix their sleep. I am not even slightly exaggerating when I say that the quality of your child’s sleep determines the quality of their life. There is so much evidence to support the essentiality
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Every parent wishes for the perfect child. A child who listens to instructions, scores well in exams, dresses appropriately and never answers back rudely. But contrary to our dreams and desires, our children are in many ways imperfect. We see our friends’ and neighbours’ children doing so well in life and secretly (or sometimes even
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There are 2 kinds of kids in the world. The ones who come running back to you, excitedly waving the detergent bottle that you had asked for. And then there’s the second kind. The ones who yell “Coming!!!” but leave you waiting until you slowly realise that they are not coming back, not with that
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Is there a right age to give your child a smartphone? The short answer is yes. You most definitely don’t want to give a smartphone to a child below 6 years old. In fact the older your child is when they get their first smartphone, the better it is for their mental and physical health. In
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