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October 14, 2024
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Are Screens Robbing Your Children?

by John Salmon
How do you respond when your children get upset? When they “throw a tantrum”? How do you help them calm down? What do you do when they complain of boredom? In today’s environment, I often witness parents giving their child a digital device to—a smartphone, a tablet, a handheld gaming device—to help them calm down...
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April 17, 2023
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Use With Caution

by John Salmon
The cell phone, screen time, social media… we hear report after report about how each of these technologies impact our children. It’s a complicated issue…and a huge issue for anyone raising children today. So when I come across new information about the impact of technology on our children, both positive and negative, I like to...
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August 8, 2022
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The Internet: Is It a Risk or an Opportunity for Your Child? YES!!

by John Salmon
Let’s face it. The cyberworld, with all its knowledge, gaming, social media, and videos has taken up residence in our homes…and it’s here to stay. Some families respond to the cyberworld with fear…and rightly so. It is filled with risk. Other families respond to the cyberworld with joy and anticipation…and rightly so. It is filled...
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May 7, 2022
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Take Your Teen From Screen Time to “Exer-Time”

by John Salmon
We hear a great deal about the potential impact of “too much” screen time on our teens’ mental and emotional health. An international study published in August of 2021, however, offers a more nuanced look at screen time and a possible “antidote.” Specifically, this study (summarized here) utilized data from over 577,000 adolescents between 11-years-old...
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June 22, 2019
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Don’t Make Children Prisoners…Set Them Free

by John Salmon
I couldn’t believe my eyes, so I repeated out loud what I had read. Nope…can’t believe my ears either. But it’s true. Prison inmates in an Indiana maximum security facility are guaranteed two hours of outdoor time every day; but a survey completed in 2016 found three-quarters of children in the UK spend less time...
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