Category Archives: Addiction

Addiction, Child Development, Communication, Cyber Wellness, Cybersercurity, Education, Health and Safety, Parenting, Social Media, Tech Parenting, Technology, Uncategorized

Your Child’s Better Than You When It Comes To Technology

Posted on by Zachdev
older sister teaching the younger sibling
02
Jan

You may not know your upload from your download, but you can still be a great digital parent. Worried that your child knows more about tech than you do? Of course, they do. They were born into a digital world and probably learned to swipe before they could stand. For you, it’s different. You had to […]

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Addiction, Child Development, Communication, Cyber Wellness, Education, Friendship and Relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Tech Parenting, Technology

Online Time Management Is Important For Your Child

Posted on by Zachdev
parenting-is-essential
27
Dec

Time is a modern human concept that must be learned. You could almost say it’s a magic show; something complex that children aren’t born understanding. Children learn best thinking about real things that are tangible or kinesthetic in their early development. They create relationships in understanding, and knowledge by linking what they learn with their […]

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Addiction, Child Development, Communication, Cyber Wellness, Education, Friendship and Relationship, Law, Parenting, Sex Education, Social Media, Tech Parenting, Technology, Uncategorized

When is the right time for a phone?

Posted on by Zachdev
dad confiscating the phone
26
Dec

It is good to weigh the pros and cons of a cellphone before purchasing one for your child. Then establish clear boundaries upfront. The phone would create opportunities for teens to have private conversations with anyone at any time, without accountability or adult oversight. Because of this, conversations and text messaging can easily become inappropriate. […]

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Addiction, Child Development, Communication, Cyber Wellness, Education, Health and Safety, Parenting, Social Media, Tech Parenting, Telecommunication

Your Child’s Tech Fatigue

Posted on by Zachdev
girl sleeping while studying
09
Oct

This spring Zoom was fun when it was novel and then after a while, Zoom fatigue set in! Staring at a screen is exhausting for adults and kids alike! There’s a lot of mental energy to required to learn through Zoom which is different from face to face learning and then there’s overall tech fatigue. […]

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Addiction, Child Development, Communication, Cyber Wellness, Cybersercurity, Education, Health and Safety, Parenting, Sex Education

Pornography Exposure

Posted on by Zachdev
boy-shocked-at computer-content
30
Dec

I can still remember the first time I saw a pornographic image. I don’t merely remember when it happened but I remember what it looked like. That first image was about more than thirty years ago, and till today I still remember it vividly. That first image led to more images and a stronger pull […]

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Addiction, Communication, Cyber Wellness, Education, Parenting, Tech Parenting

Gaming Addiction

Posted on by Zachdev
mobile games addiction
16
Dec

A whopping 97% of 12-17 year-olds play video games, making it the most popular activity among teenagers. On any given day 60% of teenagers will play a video game in their home. With $12 billion dollars in video games, with sales come concerns that the excessive violence in many of the games leads to aggressive […]

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Addiction, Child Development, Communication, Cyber Wellness, Education, Health and Safety, Parenting, Social Media, Tech Parenting

Has the digital age ruined the elements of childhood?

Posted on by Curtinas Lim
lack-of-social-interactions
29
Aug

Our children and teens are tormented by dangerously high rates of depression, self-injurious cutting, and other serious emotional problems. This generation’s suffering because of the hopeless and menacing cyberworld they inhabit, elementary schoolers are cyberbullied on social media, teens scroll through grisly photos of self-mutilation online. This digital immersion cuts them off from needed family […]

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Addiction, Child Development, Communication, Cyber Wellness, Education, Friendship and Relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Tech Parenting, Technology

Setting Tech Boundaries

Posted on by Zachdev
helicopter-parents-with-kid
03
Jul

We all know what the idle mind of a twelve-year-old can become. When I was a pre-teen (without cable television), there was little time for idling in the summer. There were too many forts to be built, ballgames to be organized, and bike rides to the library for my mind to stop before it hit […]

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