14 h. ago Greyscale and prune your algorithm: ‘digital nutritionist’ offers advice on cutting down screen time

Kaitlyn Regehr says parents worrying about their children need first to look at their own usageSwitching off the colours on your phone and spending half an hour a week pruning your algorithm can help consumers control and improve their online media diet, according to a professor turned “digital nutritionist”.These two measures, otherwise known as greyscaling and algorithmic resistance, are among a number of recommendations from Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, an associate professor at University College London and a leading expert in digital literacy. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago How screen time rewires your child’s brain and what you can do about it

Scans show screen time can change the brain’s physical structure and pathways

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52 h. ago Ministers’ ‘evangelical’ support for EdTech sparks warning by campaigner

Baroness Kidron told Parliament that pupils were being wrapped ‘in a world of digital products’ that normalised screen time over human interaction.

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3 d. ago Screen time: Hugh Grant says too much tech in schools is 'ruining' children

An expert says tech can be a powerful force for good in education - when used wisely 💻

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8 d. ago What is the dopamine diet? Three top tips on how to do a digital detox and avoid screen time and scrolling

Getting started on your digital detox couldn’t be easier 📱

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9 d. ago US airlines forced to cut flights as travel across the country drops

Airlines reported that they would trim its flight schedule for the second half of the year due to lower demand

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9 d. ago I'm a childhood behavior expert... here is how you should REALLY punish kids if they misbehave

Discipline is one of those parenting topics that comes with a lot of opinions - just like screen time and whether your toddler really needs that third snack.

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1 week ago From screen time to green time – the key to a happier childhood, according to 86% of Scots

New research has highlighted a striking generational divide when it comes to playing outdoors – with 86% of Scottish adults saying the amount of time spent playing outdoors made their childhood better.

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1 week ago Easter holidays: How much screen time your child should have at every age

It’s less than you might think 👀

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2 w. ago Parents' fears as kids spend 45 hours a week indoors with over a third glued to screens

A national poll of 2,000 parents with children aged 6 to 14 revealed that youngsters are clocking up nearly two-and-a-half hours a day on screen time by using smartphones, tablets, or watching the telly.

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2 w. ago Mum believes in 'unlimited' screen time and no bed time – but she has one rule

Single mum-of-four, Jeri-Leah, has caused as stir online after having had her video go viral where she explained that she does everything for her children and that they only have one rule to follow

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2 w. ago ‘It’s allowed me to see through his eyes’: Super Mario, my dad and me

When his mum found their old family NES covered in dust and rust, Thomas Hobbs cleaned it up, got it working and reconnected with his childhood and late fatherOne of my earliest memories is watching my mum and dad play the opening level of Super Mario Bros in cooperative mode on the Nintendo Entertainment System. This was the early 1990s, and they were joined at the hip on the sofa, laughing at the idea of two portly plumbers becoming gigantic after consuming copious amounts of magic mushrooms.In this moment I sensed their natural chemistry, while the intoxicating mix of 8-bit visuals and perky, synth-heavy music blew my toddler mind. Although it was irritating seeing them constantly fail to jump high enough to hit the top of the flagpole at the end of the level, I remember being transfixed by the TV screen, and I’m pretty sure this was the first time I connected properly with a video game. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Warning Ryanair could cut even more flights to popular holiday destination

Ryanair has hit out as Aena increasing charges every year

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2 w. ago Ryanair could cut even more flights to Spain next year, CEO warns

Ryanair has hit out as Aena increasing charges every year

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2 w. ago One in three British teenagers is now overweight or obese, new study reveals

The figure has risen by 50 per cent over the past two decades, which experts have put down to sedentary lifestyles driven by excessive screen time.

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2 w. ago Number of overweight teens in England has soared by 50% since 2008

Junk food and excessive screen time could be to blame for the rise, according to the study authors

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3 w. ago Val Kilmer's little known role in huge film had huge unexpected impact

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's first time ever sharing screen space turned out to be a giant of a film, a god among American crime thrillers - and cinema fans have been dreaming of it for years

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3 w. ago The original Star Wars is back – but what if George Lucas is right about it not being much good?

After 48 years, the 1977 theatrical cut of the movie is set to screen again this summer. It will surely look rather different this time roundCast your mind back, lightsaber-wielding relics of a certain age, to the first time you saw the 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars. Was it in a cinema, surrounded by gaggles of wide-eyed space cadets astounded by this glittering, laser-blasted disco ball? Or perhaps on a VHS recorded off ITV’s small-screen premiere in 1982? Perhaps, if you’re under 30, you’ve never actually seen it, and a Star Wars without crappy CGI Jabbas, Greedo shooting first and gratuitous Tatooine dinosaurs is something you can’t even imagine. Maybe you actually think it’s called A New Hope, and is a sequel to all those brilliant films about Anakin Skywalker, trade route embargos, and midichlorians.And perhaps you’re right. It’s so long since we’ve seen the original version of Star Wars, our collective memories of it as a gritty, charming space western may be nothing more t...

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3 w. ago My husband is always on his iPad. I miss him. How can I ask for screen

Time without screens doesn’t need to feel like homework, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it might help to suggest some active alternativesRead more Leading questionsMy husband is on his iPad or his phone a lot. It is the last thing he does before bed and the first thing he reaches for in the morning.We have a toddler and are pretty good at sharing childcare, but the minute I appear after work he gets his iPad out. It grates on me more than I can say (especially if we are eating dinner that I’ve cooked). I get that parenting can be lonely and tedious and that he likes to unwind at the end of the day, but I want us to spend time together as a family. Continue reading...

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