Tag: screens
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ADHD + Screens
We are in the 21st Century and the genie is well and truly out of the bottle. Technology has exploded into our lives and we are all reliant on digital devices that entertain and control some aspect of our day-to-day living. Our children with ADHD are using screens to partake in gaming, watching videos and…
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I hate you! I’m bored….
This has been a long, long difficult period of time for us all. Stuck indoors with lockdown and now it’s officially the Summer holidays. Really!? There are still so many restrictions. Travel plans cancelled, indoor places shut, limitations on socially mixing and heightened tensions in the family. So it’s no wonder that life at the…
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HOW LONG SHOULD YOUR CHILD BE ON A SCREEN?
During lockdown many of our children have retreated to their bedrooms and spent an extraordinary amount of time playing Minecraft, Roblox, making videos on Tik Tok or watching stuff on YouTube. Is there a problem with this – how long should you allow your child to be on a screen? Many of my coaching clients…
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Are you a good enough parent?
Last Friday we had our regular monthly Warrior Mums meeting. This is a lovely group of mums who meet every month to share what’s been going on and to support each other with kindness and understanding. But as a mum you have a constant worry that you are not being a good enough parent. …