Problematic screen-use spans from toddlers through to teenagers (especially when love is in the air!) and can affect mental health, sleep, wellbeing and behaviour. There are some simple steps parents can take to ensure your child lives a healthy, balanced life - without having to confiscate the screen!

Topics from 'The Doctor's Desk':

• The effects of screens on teenagers
• Teens as consumers of content
• Mental health and mental illness are two different things - see "dual continuum of mental wellbeing" diagram
• Boredom 
• The importance of strong parent-child relationship
• Toddlers and screens
• Screen limits and being intentional
• Love in the teenage years
• Delaying romantic relationships
• Study 1: How Parenting and Self-control Mediate the Link Between Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health
• Study 2: Toddlers and Tablets: Being Purposeful About Your Child’s Technology Use
• Study 3: Romantic relationships linked to disturbed sleep patterns in adolescents
• Helping your child through their first big breakup - a Happy Families article
• 3 Simple Tips for Managing Screen Time for the Whole Family - a Happy Families article

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