Does Your Child Get Enough Sleep?
How much sleep do kids need?
How Does Screen Time Affect Kids Sleep?
How does Screen Time and the Use of Technology Affect our Children’s Sleep and Health?
Screens are ubiquitous in our lives and our kids’ lives. They are abundant and we use gadgets without realizing that some of them even have screens. In my house we have 2 TV’s, 2 tablets, an e-book reader, 2 cell phones, 2 iPods, 2 laptops and 2 monitors for our desktop. That’s a total of 13 screens for just a 3 person household!!
Our children, from the time they are born, are surrounded by screens, despite our best efforts to curb their use and interaction with them until they are at an appropriate age. As they get older, they start collecting their own set of devices – hand held video games, computer games etc. So how does screen time affect our children’s well-being? How does it affect their health and mental well-being?
Sleep Issues When Kids are Sick
How to Deal with Kids’ Sleep When They are Sick
by Visa Shanmugam
Back to school is a great time for everyone. The kids are happy to be back with their friends and parents everywhere are sighing with relief that routines are back in place and their children are kept busy. However, there is one aspect of back to school that is never fun – germs, sniffles and falling sick. This is an inevitable cycle that happens every year when you put a large number of kids all in the same room. Falling sick and sharing germs is just a part of growing up.
Older children are able to express their discomfort, however when their younger siblings fall, you end up with an extremely fussy and needy baby, and sleep issues.
