Digital Wellness

Let's just start off by saying screens are great, in moderation: Facetiming, Mathletics, Raz-Kids, DIY tutorials. Screen time becomes unhealthy when your child is glued to a screen for most of the day. If your child's screen time falls outside the recommended limits for their age, you may notice concerning signs.

Screens provide our children with many ways to connect with family and friends over gaming platforms, messenger apps, facetime and video apps, but they're limited in what they can teach our children about communication skills. 

Just what counts as screen time? Homework? Gaming? Cat videos? Texting? 

The Family Digital Wellness Guide will give you a quick overview of your child’s stage of development and how it relates to the media they use. 

It’s easy to lose track of how much time we spend on games, messaging, streaming shows, YouTube, and endless browsing. With so many devices in our homes, it can be hard to keep track. Let them do it for you! Check out the links below to enable and look up screen time on your devices.  

For step by step guides visit https://screentimelabs.com/parental-controls/ 

From toddlers to teens, this guide has what parents want to know: research-based guidance for raising happy, healthy children,  in today’s digital environment. 

http://cmch.tv/familydigitalwellness/

From Netflix to Chromebooks, why take the time to set up parental settings? Consider unwanted or unknown influences by friends and strangers, undesired or unsolicited content, and content that is beyond the child’s maturity level.