It’s the season for late nights, party food, way too much stimulation, tired kids and tired parents. It can all culminate in what seems like an endless meltdown.
With screens dominating family life, understanding the impact of parental screen habits on the health of the whole family can guide us in setting better boundaries.
Parenting’s ultimate goal is raising healthy, happy, successful children. Figuring out how to keep parenting once the kids are adults is just another transition.
Family vlogging can seem benign, even heartwarming. But kids can’t consent to appear in these videos − and, in most states, have no claim to any of the earnings.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa