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How Much Should You Limit Kids' Screen Time and Electronics Use?

By-Amy Morin. For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended no more than two hours of screen time for children and teenagers, and absolutely no screen time for children under 2. However, they’ve now updated their guidelines to reflect the realities of today’s digital world. The AAP's new recommendations acknowledge that technology is integrated into our daily lives, making it nearly impossible to police a strict two-hour per day limit on school-age children. Additionally, technology can be a valuable component of learning. Children access computers and tablets at school and use computers to do their homework. But, some kids are growing dependent on their devices. They're using video games and TV as their main form of entertainment and they're replacing face-to-face communication with text messages and social media. The new guidelines from the AAP focus on setting healthy guidelines that will prevent kids from using their devices in an unhealt...

Why Some Gifted Children Are Bossy(& What to do about it).

By-Carol Bainbridge No child is perfect and most parents know their child is no exception. One fairly common fault of gifted children is bossiness.1 This fault can be rather puzzling to parents when it exists in a child who is otherwise sensitive to the needs of others. Causes... 1.Need to Organize: Some gifted children need to organize everything, including people and activities. Because they are more cognitively advanced than their non-gifted age mates, they may also have a more advanced understanding of group organization. They know who should do which job and how each job should be done. Rather than wait for the other children to figure out how to work together to get a job done -- even if the job is to play a game -- these gifted children will take charge and get the activities organized. 2.Love of Complex Rules: Most games designed for and by children have relatively simple rules. However, gifted children need more of a challenge than such simple rules provide. As...

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