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How to Calm Intense Emotions and Challenging Behaviors During COVID

How to Calm Intense Emotions and Challenging Behaviors During COVID

by Cecilia Hilkey | COVID-19, parenting, screen time, tools

If your child’s emotions and behaviors are more intense during sheltering-in-place than they are normally. You are not alone. We have so much gratitude for medical workers right now. And we think that parents are also on the “front lines” in a way. Even though it’s...read more
Limiting Screen Time for Kids – Part 2

Limiting Screen Time for Kids – Part 2

by Cecilia Hilkey | collaboration, screen time

Be sure to read Part 1 where we talk about giving kids unlimited game time and present relevant research from experts in the fields of parenting and child development. For Unlimited Game Time Part 2, we’ll talk about HOW we did it and WHAT we learned. If you disagreed...read more
Limiting Screen Time for Kids – Part 1

Limiting Screen Time for Kids – Part 1

by Cecilia Hilkey | collaboration, screen time

Truth be told, I never love it when my children play video games. I’d much prefer them to be playing with their friends, reading a book, painting a picture, riding their bike, or eating mud (just kidding!). It’s especially hard for our youngest (who is 11) to regulate...read more
Screen time and limit setting with kids

Screen time and limit setting with kids

by Cecilia Hilkey | homework/school, screen time, sleep

Yesterday, Jason and I were presenting at a parenting conference for one of the local charter schools, and we landed on a hot topic–screen time and limit setting. The parents asked: How do you set limits around computer use? How do you let a child use the...read more

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