In Part I of this post, we looked at why attention drifts so easily in today’s world. We learned that sometimes we choose what to pay attention to (top-down), and sometimes some things grab our attention so forcefully that the choice is made for us (bottom-up). We also saw why smartphones are the biggest hijackers […]
Part II: Understanding Attention Issues in Teenagers – and What You Can Do To Help Read More »
Attention is important to understand. This is true now more than ever because the world we live in today is as attention-grabbing as it ever has been. There is so much content available at the click of a button that we don’t know where to start or end. In other words, we don’t know where
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“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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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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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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