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HOW TO BALANCE SCREEN TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC?
Post Views: 676 With the second wave encompassing our lives, the pandemic seems far from over. This has caused a jump in our daily screen time as social distancing limits our ability to physically interact and connect with people. For many parents, screen time is a touchy subject even in the best of times. Now, with parents and kids holed up together 24/7 and everything from school to birthday parties taking place online, it’s even harder to know how to put limits on your child’s screen time. The screen time concerns and their effect on children’s health were there even before the COVID-19 pandemic took off. But are screens inherently…
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DIGITAL DETOX FOR KIDS
Post Views: 1,230 A very common theme among parents these days is the concern over their children’s use of digital devices. Each child has his own fixation from mobile phones to tablets, iPads, video game consoles, Netflix and the demon of all being social media. With the world entering into an era of industrial revolution, media and digital devices have become an integral part of our lives. One can’t avoid screens in today’s times. There are television sets in waiting rooms, tablets/iPads in schools, and smartphones in everyone’s pockets. As technology continues to emerge, and screens have become integrated into everyday life, most parents have had trouble deciding how much…
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PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET
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DON’T BE DIGITALLY ILLITERATE – BE E-LITERATE!
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EMPOWER KIDS WITH TECHNOLOGY
Post Views: 575 Technology, the boon and the bane, has been often criticized for corrupting and decaying the current generation. One often hears terms like ‘kids have become zombies with mobile phones and tablets.’ While this may be true to some extent, we have become very myopic with our definition of technology being often broadly limited to social media, games and the use of mobile phones and laptops. There are always 2 sides to every coin. Like it or not, technology is here to stay. There’s no wishing it away. In fact, it is moving at a far more rapid pace than we can keep up with. In such times,…
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15 ALL TIME CLASSIC NON-ANIMATED MOVIES FOR KIDS
Post Views: 1,575 Storytelling has many forms, from books, poems, comics, puppet-shows, stage performances, musicals – and how can we ever forget – Cinema! As had been mentioned in this Digital Detox – our kids are definitely going to be exposed to ‘screens’. There is no avoiding that, so why not make it useful, productive and as educative and entertaining as possible. One such activity is Family Movie Time. Movie time can serve as a great way to bond with family. Nothing beats huddling up with kids and spouse and watching your favourite movie with some popcorn to munch on. Watching a movie is more than what meets the eye,…
