Digital Seatbelts: Safeguarding Families in the Age of Technology

Digital Seatbelts: Safeguarding Families in the Age of Technology In the early days of cars, seatbelts weren’t even a standard feature. It wasn’t until the dangers of high-speed collisions became evident that seatbelts became mandatory, revolutionising road safety. Today, in a similarly fast-paced digital world, we need “digital seatbelts” to protect our children from the […]

How Screen Time Affects Toddlers’ Ability to Learn to Talk

New Study Reveals Screen Time’s Impact on Toddlers’ Language Development: Fewer Words, Fewer Conversations A groundbreaking study has uncovered that for every minute of screen time toddlers are exposed to at home, they hear significantly fewer adult words, make fewer vocalizations, and engage in fewer back-and-forth conversations with their parents. These findings shed new light […]

Navigating Co-Parenting in the Digital Jungle.

It’s not easy – but I think it’s important! You weren’t on the same page before you got divorced so it’s even harder now you are trying to navigate co-parenting in the digital era where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, You may have differing views on how long is OK for your kids to spend […]

Handling the Dopamine CRASH! 

Dopamine is part of an ancient neural pathway that ensures human survival. It is also part of the reason it is so hard to stop playing a video game or pass up a piece of cake! Anti-Dopamine Parenting!  Breaking the Dopamine Cycle: A New Approach to Parenting in a Digital Age In today’s hyper-connected world, […]