For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
I recommend this article by Naomi Buck in the Globe and Mail: Cellphones have taken over our classrooms , and it’s been a disaster. Now that we know the effect screens have on our children, we need a new approach. The author’s kids are now entering Grade 8 and 10 at...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
I recommend this excellent essay by Gloria Mark in the Wall Street Journal (Jan. 6, 2023): How to Restore Our Dwindling Attention Spans. The article can also be listened to on the website (7 minutes). Digital distractions are ramping up our natural tendency to shift...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
How to steer kids through the social-media labyrinth, written by Geoff Johnson, appeared in the Times Colonist Aug 28/22. Adult supervision is not always welcome by kids when it comes to steering them through the social media labyrinth. The Geoff Johnson article...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
Suicide rates for teens have risen between 2010 and 2015 after a nearly two decade decline according to data from the US federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Why the rates went up isn’t known but the rates among US teens occurred at the same time...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
Do we need help? There is a need to maintain sacred spaces. Questions addressed in the video: Have we lost the ability to do certain things? How do we maintain a balance? Are we outsourcing our brains? Strategies are suggested for teens and parents. All adults and...
