JESS Parenting

Is technology a help or hindrance to family life? Hear from Emma Robertson @DigitalSisters who discusses this topical question in the latest edition of #InsightMagazine and provides tips to help you succeed. #Sharenting #Technoference #Edchat #EdTech buff.ly/2VXELnm

“There's a lot of peer pressure on kids to play Fortnite & there is a lot of pressure on parents not to let their kids play. There opposing pressure points can be really difficult for families,” said Orlando. weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/…

New screentime guidelines for kids 5 yrs & younger. Unfortunately not much high quality evidence used but still practical advice. The report treats all screen content as equal. Its not and we need to stop thinking this way!! #screentime #onlinesafety bit.ly/2vpXY29?utm_so…

Children should not stop playing sport in run up to exams as it has no impact on results, study suggests via ⁦@tele_education⁩ ⁦@COBISorg⁩ ⁦@JESSSportDept⁩ ⁦@JESS_Secondary⁩ ⁦@JESSSixthForm⁩ ⁦@HMC_Org⁩ ⁦ telegraph.co.uk/education/2019…

More revision tips from ⁦@tes⁩ - don’t forget to exercise. ⁦@COBISorg⁩ ⁦@HMC_Org⁩ ⁦@JESS_Secondary⁩ ⁦@JESSSixthForm⁩ ⁦@JESSSportDept⁩ Exercise and learning: why physical activity helps revision tes.com/news/exercise-…

Based on data from some 17,000 #Teenagers, researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) “are confident that their study is robust in its finding that any correlation between #ScreenTime and #MentalHealth is very small” ⁦@OIIOxford⁩ #MoralPanic bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

Study breaks: why we need to take a break from revision - important article by the theory of learning legend ⁦@barbaraoakley⁩ via ⁦@Tes⁩ ⁦@JESS_Secondary⁩ ⁦@JESSParenting⁩ ⁦@COBISorg⁩ ⁦@BSMEorg⁩ ⁦@iborganization⁩ tes.com/news/learn-lea…

Learn to learn: the power of recall - another gem from @barbaraoakley via @tes @JESS_Secondary @JESSParenting @COBISorg @BSMEorg ⁦@iborganization⁩ tes.com/news/learn-lea…

Families advised to ban screens at bedtime via ⁦@BBCNews⁩ bbc.com/news/uk-scotla…

Are your children preparing for exams soon? You will want to join our counselling team as they deliver top tips on revision and supporting teenagers at this free event. business.facebook.com/events/1487689…

Interesting article in ⁦@WhichSchool_UAE⁩ warning parents not to resort to Social Media to complain about schools. The article includes legal perspective on UAE Law from ⁦@AlTamimiCompany⁩ ⁦@BSMEorg⁩ ⁦@COBISorg⁩ whichschooladvisor.com/uae/guides/uae…

Some really effective tips here to help parents handle children's tech habits ⁦@JESSParenting⁩ ⁦@ISC_Digital⁩ ⁦@JESSDigitalUAE⁩ ⁦@BSMEorg⁩ #parenting #BSME19 bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

Lawnmower Parents Are the New Helicopter Parents & We Are Not Here for It bit.ly/2NkcaAB via @WeAreTeachers @JESSParenting

Banning Mobile phones in Schools - my comments on #TheAgenda @DubaiEye1038FM podcast (from 09:00mins) dubaieye1038.com/podcast/bannin… @tomurquhart @JESSDubai @COBISorg @HMC_Org @JESSParenting

The positives of texting and social media. scmp.com/lifestyle/heal…

How do you get your child to read books? @iapsuk @COBISorg @JESSJumeirah @JESSPrimary @KHDA

Do you find it difficult to get your child off technology? If you give your kid technology as a treat, this could be why. Sign up for my free factsheet to see what you can do to fix it. techclever.com.au/tech-reward/ #screentime #parenting #technology #videogames #family #health #kids

Parenting advice from ⁦@Telegraph⁩ telegraph.co.uk/family/parenti…

A great article on How to #FutureProof your kids via ⁦@Telegraph⁩ ⁦@HMC_Org⁩ ⁦@COBISorg⁩ telegraph.co.uk/family/parenti…