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Parenting Pointers - What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children on Social Media

Motherhood Moments

Also, decide on times when the entire family will “unplug” to enjoy time together. Parents and educators see the damaging effects of social media up close every day. Set reasonable limits on social media use. Have a talk with your children and work together to make rules about how much social media time is allowed each day.

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Parenting Pointers: Helping Our Teens

Motherhood Moments

Educate yourself.) The idea is to offer research-based insights and guidance to equip not just parents but also educators and students to start a different conversation in their own lives,” says Magee. “If For example: “How did you feel when your friends were out together Friday night while you were at home with family?”

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Parenting Pointers: Promoting Emotional Readiness for the Workplace

Motherhood Moments

In his book, Magee builds a compelling case that smartphones and their associated apps “have more to do with the mental health and substance misuse epidemic than most parents and educators can conceive.” Smartphone usage in young people is linked to everything from substance misuse to eating disorders to sleep deprivation.

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Healthy Habits: The Mayo Lab Podcast with David Magee

Motherhood Moments

Parents and educators are beyond overwhelmed. This weekly program—which kicked off February 28—will serve as a single source of research-based guidance for parents, educators, and students. There are so many voices coming from so many perspectives that parents and educators can’t process the message. So are deaths by suicide. (In

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Smart Safety: Release Recovery Podcast

Motherhood Moments

It’s a recipe for disaster, says Zac Clark, founder and CEO of Release Recovery , a substance use disorder and mental health organization based in New York that offers transitional living, case management, interventions, and other recovery and family support services. This doesn’t always sit well with families, but it’s the truth.

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