The truth about children and smartphones
The issue of children and smartphones raised its head this week with an emotive headline in US magazine Atlantic 'Have smartphones destroyed a generation?' The timing...
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Aug
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May
UK children and parents being failed by lack of screen time guidelines
As part of the programme of talks I do in UK schools to children and their parents I can be guaranteed that I...
18
Nov
#PorteOuverte: social media at its best
In one of my lives I run a digital detox business. But I'm always at pains to point out that this emphatically does...
09
Jul
Books, not screens, are the answer at bedtime.
Sleep researchers now know that we are sleeping nearly an hour and a half less per night during the working week than we...
02
Jul
Why we all failed at logging-off
[caption id="attachment_14325" align="aligncenter" width="216"] Must try harder.[/caption] On National Unplugging Day in the UK I knew several people who were planning on giving it...
24
Jun
7 Steps to Unplugging and Going Gadget Free
Does it seem ironic that the biggest drive to put down digital devices appears to be coming from the most connected digital community...
17
Jun
4 Ways Social Media Overuse Impacts Mental Health
The digital detox movement encourages regular logging-off from ALL online activity to improve our mental health and well-being. But what do we know...
26
May
Should Tech come with a Health Warning for Children?
Even Steve Jobs limited his children's use of technology at home. When the iPad came out in 2010 he revealed in an interview...
20
May
Do You Need to do a Digital Detox? {Flowchart}
I've written a blog on the benefits of doing a digital detox and tips on how to do one, as well as my...
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