Child Development

Children and the Connection to Nature

What scientific studies have demonstrated the powerful effect of children on connectedness to nature? Read here to discover a few from Frontier in Psychology: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00276/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01330/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02652/full

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Wi-Fi is an important threat to human health

WiFI causes threats to human health.  Read this recent study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118300355 Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success in “unplugging” children from screens, has a rich and helpful blog on all

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How the Tech Industry Uses Psychology to Hook Children

Wonder why screens are so addictive, especially for the young?  It’s deliberate!  Read about it here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201810/how-the-tech-industry-uses-psychology-hook-children Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success in “unplugging” children from screens, has a rich

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World Health Organization Recommends No More Than One Hour of Screen Time for Most Children Under 5

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its strong opinion that child under 5 should have no screen time (or no more than and hour) along with adequate sleep, quiet time and other recommendations we all appreciate! Read here: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2019/04/world_health_organization_issues_guidelines_on_screen_time_among_children_under_5.html

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