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The use of devices by parents has been linked to poorer child development, according to multiple studies. Part of the equation, experts say, is eye contact.

What happens if you don’t look your child in the eyes?

Screen time and social media use among kids is a hot topic, but experts say parental device use can also hinder child development, and affect their adulthood.

  • Bronte Gossling

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Not all “paper time”is equal.

Not all screen time is equal: Wrestling with a YouTube ban for kids

I’m a sceptic about how the social media ban for under-16s will work, but if we must have it, YouTube can’t be exempted.

  • Daisy Turnbull
Our attention spans are getting shorter but you can train yourself out of it.

Easily distracted? Here’s how to improve your attention span

Digital devices, social media and a 24/7 news cycle are taking their toll on our ability to concentrate – but you can train yourself out of it.

  • Devi Shastri and Laura Bargfeld
Blue light may not cause cancer, but it can change your skin.

I can’t take my eyes off my husband’s ‘rival’. Is this more than a dalliance?

My husband’s nemesis knows all my secrets, my passwords and bank accounts and has access to my emails. He controls my diary. But I can’t walk away.

  • Melissa Coburn
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‘I fall asleep in class’: New program to tackle teens’ screen habits

A school-based digital wellbeing program created by the Black Dog Institute has been launched in Australia. Can it change the way teenagers use their phones?

  • Sarah Berry
Laing O’Rourke is using digital modelling to figure out how it can improve facilities at railway stations.

Ditch the phone: Five healthier ways to spend your time on public transport

Sick of the daily doomscroll on your morning commutes? Here are some other options if you want a digital detox from your phone.

  • Cindy Yin
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Students at Queenwood play on the monkeybars after their parents struck a deal with the school not to buy students a smartphone.

The principal who made a pact with parents about what happens after school

Bans and restrictions on use and type of mobile phones are gaining traction.

  • Christopher Harris
Bluey’s 28-minute episode The Sign is the most watched program of all time on BVOD.

How many Bluey episodes is too many?

The social media ban will come as a relief for many parents. But what about babies, toddlers and small children, and their relationship with screens?

  • David Swan
At the end of the day, it’s up to parents to enforce rules around social media and devices.

Stop blaming social media and take the phone off your kids

If your teenager is raging out of control because you haven’t enforced strong enough boundaries around devices, maybe it’s time to stop blaming social media and look in the mirror.

  • Nicole Jameson
Evicted from social media, but many children will find darker corners of the internet.

We’ve turned kids into outlaws. It won’t work, but we can still make social media safer for them

Australia’s Privacy Commissioner has serious concerns about the laws passed on Friday, but, she explains, we can use privacy legislation to make the internet better for young people.

  • Carly Kind

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/digital-hygiene-1mta