Balance of sleep and play and work and no screens help in developing cognitive capacity. Read on. . . https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/27/study-links-restricting-screen-time-kids-higher-mental-performance/
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Pushing children to complete tasks for which they are not ready is a major cause of depression in the young. Here’s an article about why younger isn’t necessarily better. http://www.parenttoolkit.com/academics/news/general-parenting/debunking-the-belief-that-earlier-is-better
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Arts and crafts help build self-development skills, says an illustrious psychologist. Read about it here: https://www.sciencealert.com/modern-life-is-brutal-here-s-why-craft-is-so-good-for-our-health
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Books in the house? New research finds that an abundance of books helps the young to literacy and numeracy! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/10/growing-up-in-a-house-full-of-books-is-major-boost-to-literacy-and-numeracy-study-finds
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For those who might think handwork and handwriting are useless in school, here’s a doctors lament that manual dexterity is in decline in new medical students, as a result of screen time instead of hands-on craft time, rendering them now so able in the operating room. https://www.bbc.com/news/education-46019429
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Research on the impact on a child’s literacy by being surrounded by books is just out — read here! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/10/growing-up-in-a-house-full-of-books-is-major-boost-to-literacy-and-numeracy-study-finds
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Confirmation for parents who hold the resolve to protect children from screen time ailments: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
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Wondering about the importance of play for children? Read here of latest insights on this important topic: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/08/31/642567651/5-proven-benefits-of-play
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Outdoors is the place for all children, especially those working through the autism spectrum lens of life: Why The Most Valuable Education Can Be Found Outside American children spend an average of 5-8 hours a day on a screen, with time spent outdoors now at an all-time low. This is not only worrying for children’s
Here is a valuable article by working child Psychiatrist, Dr. Richard Freed, on the effects of screen addiction on children’s health, mental and physical. Dr. Richard Freed has written extensively on his clinical experience with “lost souls” to video games and technology addiction. He is an enthusiast for Waldorf education, admiring the policies we have
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