Because cold turkey isn’t realistic: How to reduce your child’s screen time
Struggling to limit your child’s screen time? Discover practical tips for reducing their device usage without going cold turkey.
How much screen time should kids get?
Learn what the guidelines are for how much screen time kids should get, and check out these tips for managing kids’ screen time.
What to do about your family’s screen time
Kids today are growing up in the digital age and have access to many types of media. How much is too much screen time and what can you do about it as a parent?
Easy Habits for managing kids’ screen time
Too much screen time hurts our kids. It keeps them from active play and it causes them anxiety, depression and other problems. Yet trying to “control” screen time doesn’t seem to work. Mostly it just creates conflict. What can we do? Kids use screens out of habit. What if we help them to create new … Continued
Manage family screen time with easy habits
Here’s how you can use easy habits to help your family manage the time you spend on your screens.
When it’s not worth the fight: 9 small ways to change screen time habits
Instead of fighting kids about their screen use, try these small and realistic changes to form healthy family habits around screens.
5 tips for limiting screen time without conflict
If you’re trying to reduce your kids’ screen time while avoiding another family feud, here are some tips to help get you started.
How to set a realistic summer screen time plan for your tween
When managing your tween’s summer screen time, the goal is teaching them about balance and self-regulation. Here are some tips.
These simple tools can help parents manage screen time
Setting screen time limits for our kids can be a struggle. The good news is there’s a range of apps and tools that can help.
Switch up your screen time with these 4 active Nintendo games
The latest version of the Nintendo console offers many fun exergames—active games that incorporate body movements into gameplay.
10 tips to manage screen time
It can be difficult to keep time on screens—from computers to TV to tablets—in check. Here are some tips for how to do it.
Why parents should be mindful of their own screen time
Managing screen time isn’t just something parents need to do for their kids. It’s also something we need to do for ourselves.
Managing screen time: Spread the word
Our children are playing less than ever before, and the time they spend playing video games and using smartphones, tablets, and computers is a major reason. Help spread awareness about managing kids’ screen time by sharing these graphics and memes on your social media, website, or blog. Sizes 600 x 600 (Instagram) 1200 x 627 (Facebook) … Continued
World Health Organization releases new guidelines on screen time and sedentary behaviour for children under five
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines on “physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under five years of age.” Specifically, it provides recommendations for sedentary screen time, suggesting no more than one hour per day for children ages two to four. The guidelines were developed by a WHO panel of experts … Continued
Groundbreaking study shows the effects of screen time on kids’ brains
Early results from groundbreaking research hoping to understand the effects of screen time on kids’ brains are now available. The verdict? Children’s brains are growing older, faster. Basically, MRI scans of kids “who use smartphones, tablets, and video games more than seven hours a day” (Cooper, 2018) show premature thinning of the brain’s cortex, according … Continued
How excess screen time affects kids’ brains
Study shows excess exposure causes physical damage
How your child’s screen time really stacks up against outdoor play
Find out how to overcome the barriers
New screen time guidelines for kids under 5
Find out how to better manage your kids’ screen time
Kids’ screen time, inactivity, and the growing ‘sleepidemic’
This vicious cycle is adversely affecting our children’s well being
Screen time advice you can actually use
Focus on screen content quality over quantity, and structure days so kids are busy with other activities
How to keep screen time in check
Tips on how to ration the amount of time children spend with TV, games and the Internet
12 tips for managing your kids’ handheld screen time
From planning a media strategy to limiting screen time for both you and your kids
4 tips to control screen time
Teach your children a ‘token’ system that they can use to redeem time with TV and video games
Summer challenge: Limiting screen time in favour of the sun
There are many factors influencing Canadian children’s daily activity levels, but increased screen time is a growing concern