Toddlers and Television
I have written in this column – for years – that excessive screen time, including watching television, is not good for anyone, but is especially detrimental to children. A study published just ...
How Play is Changing
In today’s blog I want to ask you two questions. Pretty simple ones.
First, how do your children play?
Second, how is their play different from the play you enjoyed when you were ...
Ask Dr Justin — Screens in Bedrooms?
Hi Dr Justin
My partner and I are arguing about whether screens cause problem behaviour in kids or not. I say they do but he says they don’t. Our 9 year-old wants a TV in his room to play video ...
Body & Cyber Safety: How to Pre-arm and Protect Your Children
In the past week I’ve been contacted by several parents. They’ve asked a number of questions, all along the same lines*:
I discovered yesterday that my 5 year-old daughter has been sexually ...
7 Strategies for when your child accidentally finds pornography
Many experts view pornography as a public health crisis, especially because of the way that it impacts children and young people. According to the UK Office of the Children’s Commissioner, ...
Is My Mother-in-Law Ruining my Child with Screens?
Hi Dr Justin
My husband’s mum watches our twelve-month-old daughter three days a week so I can work. I’m really grateful she helps us because grandparent care is free and if we paid childcare I...
Sexting: What to do if it happens to your child
Last week a friend of mine had an awful 'sexting' incident occur with her 11 year-old daughter. Her daughter was having an innocent conversation with a boy from school via text when he asked her to ...
7 Device-Driven Ways to be Appier
Smart phone technology is here to stay. It is everywhere. But much of it really isn’t all that good for us. Excessive or inappropriate device usage is shown to interfere with sleep, relationships, ...
Please, TURN OFF YOUR PHONE!!!
I took a poll at a recent parent workshop.
“Who thinks their phone is more important than their kids?”
There were no hands. No takers at all.
I was surprised by that. You see, every time I ...
Kids Need Smart Parents, Not Smart Phones
A few weeks ago my 13 year-old dropped her telephone… into the bath. There was a scream. Then tears. Then frantic attempts to open the phone and dry it out. Her panic slowly subsided and was ...
