4 Dec 2018 | Health and Wellness, Internet/Technology, Resources, Teens |
Excessive social media use has been linked to depression and anxiety among teenagers. Data from more than 40,000 American children suggests that young people who spend seven hours or more a day looking at screens are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with...
15 Oct 2018 | Children, Internet/Technology |
Are we, as parents, fostering a generation of internet addicts? In Dr. Zaidi’s experience, she has noticed that, in more recent times, eye-to-eye contact is decreasing as eye-to-screen contact is increasing. On a recent panel discussion at a parenting...
15 Mar 2016 | Internet/Technology |
(As published in Liv Magazine) A rise in cases of internet addiction might make you look at your smartphone a little differently. By Kate Springer Walk down any street in Hong Kong and you’ll notice the same scene: thousands of adults and children walking around with...
9 Dec 2015 | Internet/Technology, Teens |
(as published in expatliving.hk) I was recently asked to talk to teenagers about the use and misuse of technology, and the impact that too much screen time might be having on them. One question I posed was this: “In one hour, how much time do you spend working on your...
4 Dec 2015 | Cyber Safety, Internet/Technology, Teens |
(As published in Healthy Living Asia) Teens management of their profiles can take a variety of forms – Pew Research asked teen social media users about five specific activities that relate to the content they post and found that: 59% have deleted or edited something...
2 Apr 2015 | Cyber Safety, Internet/Technology |
WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION? WHO SHOULD YOU SHARE IT WITH? SHOULD YOU BE PROTECTIVE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE JUST AS MUCH AS YOU ARE IN REAL WORLD? WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT BEING BULLIED OR KNOWING SOMEONE IS BEING BULLIED? INTERNET...
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