Family

Three Painfully Obvious Suggestions to Reduce Your Child’s Screen Time 1
- Family, MomThink
- May 21, 2024
A major concern of paediatricians today is excessive screen time in children. Here are three (painfully obvious) suggestions for avoiding and reducing screen time. Unfortunately, these are increasingly becoming viewed as unnecessary or unreasonable by some parents: Read a lot of books Talk to your kids about normal life every day Don’t use digital devices as the
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‘The Indian in the Cupboard’: Giving Kids Real Toys, Not Screens 4
- Family, Culture, Entertainment, MomThink
- May 15, 2024
At a time when action figures and Barbie dollhouses have been replaced by phones, tablets, and computers, it has never been more difficult to fully experience childhood. I recently rewatched one of my favorite films growing up: The Indian in the Cupboard. And while I expected the film to retain its charm, it also made
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The Stealth Reason College Kids Are So Miserable 3
- Family, Education, MomThink
- May 10, 2024
The Wall Street Journal reports that today’s college students are so lonely, sad and socially anxious that they grab their dining hall food to go — preferring to eat in their rooms. Time spent in dining halls is down 40%, according to Degree Analytics, a company measuring students’ time spent where on campus. Attendance at
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On Mother’s Day, Let’s Celebrate the True Strength and Empowerment Motherhood Brings 1
- Culture, Family, MomThink
- May 9, 2024
At just 11 years old, I watched as a midwife cared for my mother and delivered my baby sister. A spark burst into a flame inside of me, and I knew from that moment on that I wanted to be a part of the beauty and wonder of birth and be a mother myself one
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How to Protect Your Child From Online Predators 0
- Culture, Family, MomThink
- May 3, 2024
For many parents, the day they find out their child is being approached, targeted, educated, and manipulated by strangers on his or her digital devices is the day they finally take seriously all the warnings and admonitions about phone and digital device use they have heard for years. By that time, often great damage has
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How Planned Parenthood Exploits Women 2
- Culture, Family, MomThink
- May 2, 2024
Planned Parenthood made use of $699 million in United States taxpayer funds to perform over 390,000 abortions last year, according to the organisation’s recent annual report. The number represents a 5 percent increase from the previous year. “It’s been nearly two years since the U.S. Supreme Court took away our right to control our own bodies and
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