When does screentime become unhealthy – what are the guidelines and how can you ‘Talk & Teach’ your kids to find that balance between enjoying their iPad and playing outside? Many parents believe that technology and gadgets are essential for their child’s development, but it can quickly and easily get out of hand can’t it? How do […]
We all need to play our part in managing screen time. We are the first generation of parents having to juggle being 24/7 connected. We don’t actually know the damage screen time may do to our kids mental or physical health and wellbeing yet – as the repercussions won’t be known for another 20 or […]
Is YOUR child at risk? TODDLERS should not be watching any computers or televisions and children under five should have any viewing limited to an hour a day, parents have been warned by a new piece of research. The use of ‘digital nannies’ or as I call them ‘electric babysitters’ such as iPads and laptops […]
The “Daily Mail” ran a headline on Tuesday about whether our little ones are at risk from the baby TV stations aimed at pre-school kids. There is concern that some parents are using the TV as a form of easy and stress free babysitting – plonking their babies and little ones in front of a […]
