Today's kids are more social media savvy than ever. Six-year-old children are as digitally advanced today as 10-year-olds were 3 years ago. A whopping 80% of teens online use some form of social media, and they're sharing more information about themselves on social media than they have in the past. Teenagers and children nowadays spend a good amount of time online using social media, streaming content, and even uploading their [...]
How can you ensure you don’t spend most of the holidays arguing about how long your children spend in front a screen?Screentime is a hot topic and one of the biggest concern among parents these days. Many of us are sensibly tensed about our kids overusing smartphone and gadgets, and the potential dangers involved in doing so. As parents, we should understand that our children are growing up in a vastly different [...]
Communicating with friends via mobile devices has come a long way since text messaging. It now includes photos, videos, and more. Instead of using only one way to send messages, teens (and adults) are using lots of different secret messaging apps to share a secret here, stalk a crush there, or post a selfie anywhere. Depending on what they want to say and to whom, teens choose the app that best fits [...]
There is no doubting the benefits of the Smartphones. Ease of communication, the anywhere, anytime contact - with friends, family and in theory at least the efficiency brought to busy lives. But every technological advance that provides such dramatic benefits has consequential costs too. Almost 9 out of 10 children in the India now have a smartphone. While they can be beneficial in helping children stay in touch with worried parents, [...]
With the exams nearing, the stress levels for the child escalates like never before. Exams and evaluations have always been associated with fear and apprehension.There are students who commit suicide just because of exam stress. Exam stress and exam anxiety are things which are common among students of all age groups. Some are capable of handling exam fear and exam stress in their own way. Some fall prey to effects of exam [...]
Scientists are warning parents about the dangers associated with too much cell phone use. Children holding mobile phones too close to their face are at increased risk of becoming cross-eyed with the condition affecting children who use phones four to eight hours per day. While smartphones may seem like an easy way to keep young children entertained, doctors and researchers say that there are ways to utilize smartphones without increasing your child’s [...]
Let's face it - there is an online generation gap between us and our kids. Social networking and media sharing Websites such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat expose the greatest gaps between teens’ online activities and parents’ knowledge of these activities. With the exams knocking the door, parents, are you worried about the amount of time your children spend online? It is becoming increasingly common for children from a young age to have access [...]
It's a question parents have debated for over a decade: At what age should their kids be allowed to have their own cell phones? The answer varies from parent to parent and often depends on how busy the family’s schedule is as well as the maturity level of the child. Also, gifting smartphone has become a fashion for many parents. The reality is that most kids have mobile cellular devices well before [...]
For most students, January means a return to school after a winter vacation, it means kids need to be ready to get back into their routines and work harder than they did during the break. Winter break brings loosened reins on TV, computer and other media. It’s easy for kids to become night owls as they know they can sleep in the next morning. Both of these habits can make the first [...]
Does you child have access to smartphone? Do they use it to chat? Do they have an e-mail account? Do they have a Facebook account, or another site used for Social Medial, such as snapchat, Whatsapp or Instagram? Any child using technology today for communication is at some risk of being lured a sex offender, at risk of being cyber-bullied, or at risk of falling victim to peer pressure associated with sexting. [...]
