Stop what you’re doing right now. Look around. Count the number of digital screens around you. There’s the one right in front of you. Your phone. Your TV. Your partner’s phone. Your iPad. Your desktop computer. Our lives are filled with screens, big and small. While we may remember the days before the inundation of digital stimuli, our children have only known a world in which digital entertainment is as close as mom or dad’s pocket. Screen time is a constant temptation for p

In even the most carefully prepared environments, children may hear and watch difficult news coverage, stories that their parents are processing at the same time, or current events that can leave them confused or scared. Our exposure to "bad news" is growing: while statistics show that crime overall in the US is lower than it has been in the past, news coverage of crimes has increased over 200%. Local news channels often lead with stories about violence, and can devote as muc

Stop what you’re doing right now. Look around. Count the number of digital screens around you. There’s the one right in front of you. Your phone. Your TV. Your partner’s phone. Your iPad. Your desktop computer. Our lives are filled with screens, big and small. While we may remember the days before the inundation of digital stimuli, our children have only known a world in which digital entertainment is as close as mom or dad’s pocket. Screen time is a constant temptation for p