Screen time guidelines for elementary students

 Managing screen time for children is a constant struggle that families share with us. Below you will find links that provide recommendations for how long children should be on screens. 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/childrens-health/in-depth/screen-time/art-20047952

https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2023/01/heres-what-research-says-about-screen-time-and-school-aged-kids#:~:text=Both%20the%20American%20Academy%20of,total%20screen%20time%20each%20day.

https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx

 Here is a link to common sense media which is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. 

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Lying in young children - a developmental stage

It often occurs that parents struggle to help their child when they are dishonest, the article below helps navigate this developmental stage that all students work through. 

https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/why-kids-lie#:~:text=It%20advances%20their%20cognition.,re%20getting%20a%20little%20older.

Bullying article

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/12/13/how-equip-your-child-deal-mean-kids/2194000002/

I recently found this above article about how to help support children with social difficulties that occur.  I found it to be very helpful and hope you do as well!

Parenting tips for your 6-8 year old

I wanted to share this article that I recently found. It gives some helpful tips for parenting your 6-8 year old and lets you know where they are developmentally.  

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/middle.html

How can we help our kids when they get emotional after a school day

As parents we have all seen our kids melt down after a day at school. This article gives some tips on how to help your child.

 https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/why-kids-fall-apart-after-school-and-how-to-help

Executive functioning

Often students struggle with executive functioning skills. Here is an article to help your child learn how to improve in this area.

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/understanding-executive-functioning-issues-in-your-child

 

Seperation Anxiety

 Welcome to another new school year! It is common for children to have many feelings as they start the new school year.  Here are a couple of interesting articles on how to help children and families cope with seperation anxiety.  

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/Pages/Soothing-Your-Childs-Separation-Anxiety.aspx

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/blog/2017/08/10/parental-separation-anxiety

Looking forward to a wonderful year ahead!