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Electronics: Now Is the Time to Set Clear Limits

Electronics: Now Is the Time to Set Clear Limits

Yes, with few exceptions, we are all living different lives. And we might continue for quite a while. As mentioned last week, in my view, the data overwhelmingly points to the need to limit screen time in every form. And yet, there is a clear opportunity amidst this...
The Data Is Conclusive: It’s Time to Step Up

The Data Is Conclusive: It’s Time to Step Up

In the past, many authors, including myself, have written several articles about the emerging issues with children and adolescents growing up with smartphones in their hands. As time moves on, research is becoming more and more conclusive. Children and adolescents are...
Impossible: Motivating the Unmotivated?

Impossible: Motivating the Unmotivated?

One of the most common questions I receive revolves around the theme of motivation. Parents often ask how to motivate kids when they don’t want to do something; usually, it’s a responsibility. However, teenagers sometimes appear sad, lost, and unmotivated...
Stop the False Hope This Year

Stop the False Hope This Year

Every New Year offers us a chance to take stock of our home and our efforts at building good habits in our children. In particular, it’s good to carefully determine if “false hope” lives in your home, as it will undermine happiness and success. False...
New Year’s Resolutions: Five Simple Steps

New Year’s Resolutions: Five Simple Steps

As we launch into a new year, most of us pause to some degree and take stock of where we find ourselves in life. Doing so, we often then turn our attention toward growth and change, and this leads to the infamous set of New Year’s Resolutions! The only problem...