Aug 26, 2021
Moms – Jessica Tucker
Limiting screen time is a battle that all parents face. No kids willingly want to give up their tablets or smart devices and parents would rather see kids be active or engaged in anything other than screen time. And while some parents have wondered if they should just give up the fight and allow their kids to have as much screen time as they want, by constantly encouraging their kids to do something other than being sedentary and focus on a screen, they are helping them. This is because unlimited screen time is not helping kids develop.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/unlimited-screen-time-not-helping-kids-develop/
Aug 26, 2021
The Conversation – Rebecca English and Karleen Gribble
Let’s face it, none of us actually enjoys wearing a mask. And it’s even harder when you’re a parent trying to get your kids masked up, as well as yourself.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/cant-get-your-kid-to-wear-a-mask-here-are-5-things-you-can-try-166648
Aug 25, 2021
Romper – Cat Bowen
The first thing my kids do when they get home from school is grab a snack, and hop on their iPads. As they settle in with their Roblox and ramen time, the stress seems to release out of their body bit by bit. Their shoulders stretch out, the purse of their lips settle, and the nervous energy that accompanies their day ebbs away. For years, I was worried that this was a terrible habit, but lately, I’m thinking after-school screen time isn’t all that bad. In fact, maybe we’ve been thinking about screen time all wrong.
Read More: https://www.romper.com/parenting/screen-time-after-school-benefits
Aug 25, 2021
The Conversation – Katrina McLean and Natasha Yates
Last year in the COVID-19 pandemic, children were not catching or spreading the virus much. The main focus was on protecting our elderly and vulnerable. But the Delta strain has changed things. Children around the world are contracting Delta in high numbers and some frontline doctors believe they may also be getting sicker from this strain.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/masks-ventilation-vaccination-3-ways-to-protect-our-kids-against-the-delta-variant-166413
Aug 24, 2021
The Conversation – Sharon Goldfeld and Jill Sewell
It’s been a tough 18 months for Australian families and their children. We can’t underestimate the cumulative impact of parent and carer job losses, mental strain, working from home and remote learning. As developmental paediatricians we are increasingly concerned about how these have affected children’s development.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/children-need-playgrounds-now-more-than-ever-we-can-reduce-covid-risk-and-keep-them-open-166562
