Five Tips for Too Much Screen Time: What to Do When Fortnite and Minecraft Take Over Your Family

Are your kids playing too much Fortnite, Minecraft, or other video games? If so, you are not alone. Many families describe how their kids obsess about game play and spend […]

Whom Should We Believe about Screen Time: American or British Pediatricians?

There appears a difference in screen time guidelines put forth in America and the UK

In a recent statement published by the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health in […]

Do Kids Learn From Video Game and Screen Time?

Throughout the 1990’s and the first decade of the 21st century, most educators,  pediatricians, psychologists, and other child care professionals viewed video-game play as a waste of time. While early […]

Do I Need To Set Limits On My Child’s Screen Time?

One of the most difficult tasks of 21st-century parenting is setting limits on your child’s screen time. Screens are incredibly immersive, alluring, and potentially addictive. Because screen time is generally […]

How Exercise Helps With Too Much Screen Time

Parenting has become tougher in the last 10 years. Sure, many families need both parents to work in order to pay the bills. And of course, expectations at school and […]

Should Children Have Screen Time Limits?

Twenty-first-century parents are extremely concerned about their children’s technology use. There has been a recent spate of news reports about parents who are concerned that their children are addicted to […]

Screen Time is Not Harmful to Children

Contrary to what American pediatricians have been reporting for years, in a statement just released by British pediatricians, they suggest that screen time use is not harmful to children. While […]

Too Much Minecraft – What can Parents do about Screen Time Concerns

Many parents of kids with ADHD have observed their kids becoming overly involved with their screen time. And often, they report that their kids want to play too much Minecraft. […]

A Teenager’s Guide to Study Skills, Screen Time, and Electronics

Parents and teachers seem as if they are always complaining that teenagers’ study skills are negatively impacted by screen time and electronic devices.  To some extent, they might be right. […]

How much Screen Time Is Good for My Kids?

Pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, clinicians, and educators are expected to be experts on all types of childhood issues. As a result , parents who have questions about the impact of screen […]