The Teenage Brain Woman on: Multi-tasking
I’ve done a lot of reading and thinking about this topic and have a load of resources. Because I’ve written such a lot about it, I
Life online
Adults think young people use their devices too much; young people think adults don’t know what they’re talking about. I think we all need to know the facts, need to be able to discern truth from twaddle – and that’s where I can help. See my book, The Teenage Guide to Life Online, and search my posts below.
Teenage social brain
As you know – or you will if you have been paying attention to all my extra shouting this month – there’s a brand new
Healthy Screen Habits – Part Three
Here is the third and final part of a FREE (for a short time only) mini course on building healthy screen habits for you and
Healthy Screen Habits – Part Two
This is a FREE mini course on building healthy screen habits for you and your family. But it won’t remain free forever so make sure
Healthy Screen Habits – Part One
Here begins a FREE mini-course on building healthy screen habits for your family. For a bit of explanation about why I’m doing this and what
Healthy Screen Habits – Introduction
With regret and for reasons outside my control, I have had to cancel my planned webinar, Teens and Screens, which was due to happen on
On Banning Phones in Schools
Aaaaand another Govt minister offers ill-considered and not-in-the-real-world advice to schools. This time it’s Gavin Williamson, Education Sec, telling schools they should ban phones. At
Screens and lockdown
The comments under the recent post about how to deal with screen addiction/over-use raised an interesting point which has come up in conversation a few
Conquering screen addiction
I’m usually good at replying to emails quickly (unless I choose not to reply at all, which happens when I get glareworthy requests that don’t
Screens, Internet, Social Media: effects on teenage (human!) wellbeing and performance
Today I’m doing a talk for the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference Heads of 6th Form on the effects of screens and social media. I enjoy
Screen-time guidelines don’t/can’t recognise quality
You see the headline Barely Any UK teens Meeting Exercise and Screen-time Guidelines – and the first line, in which it’s apparently actually “less than 10%
Highs and lows of my trips to Dubai – and my online wellbeing pledge
In February and March, I had two trips to Dubai, one to a huge education conference and one to the Emirates Litfest. Both incredibly different