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5 sneaky things that are making your kid addicted to screens

5 sneaky things that are making your kid addicted to screens

"Can't I watch one more show, pleeeeeeeease." There's a few reason your kid can't resist the pull of Netflix or needs to check her Instagram right NOW.

Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media

5 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada this February 2018

5 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada this February 2018

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in February 2018.

Kim Shiffman

20 burning questions all parents have for Treehouse

20 burning questions all parents have for Treehouse

Maria Tallarico

Devastated father invites bullies to his daughter's funeral

Devastated father invites bullies to his daughter's funeral

Dolly Everett was cyberbullied before she took her own life. Her family appeals for a major shift in how kids use social media.

Valerie Howes

Sorry, parents, Apple can’t keep kids from getting addicted to phones

Sorry, parents, Apple can’t keep kids from getting addicted to phones

There's no easy fix to our addiction to phones, tech experts warn. It still remains up to parents to monitor screen time.

Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press

There’s now a voice-controlled baby monitor that works with Alexa

There’s now a voice-controlled baby monitor that works with Alexa

The Project Nursery Smart Baby Monitor System, which launched this week at CES, is powered by Amazon Alexa

Kim Shiffman

8 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada this January 2018

8 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada this January 2018

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in January 2018.

Kim Shiffman

The Sarahah app is the teenage slam book from hell

The Sarahah app is the teenage slam book from hell

This popular anonymous-feedback app, which is targeted at the teen set, opens the floodgates to online harassment.

Samantha Kemp-Jackson

9 signs of screen addiction in kids to watch out for

9 signs of screen addiction in kids to watch out for

Time on YouTube or playing with apps can be educational and fun for kids. But are you worried your child could be addicted to screens?

Today's Parent

10 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada this December 2017

10 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada this December 2017

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in December 2017.

Kim Shiffman

Why I deleted the YouTube Kids App

Why I deleted the YouTube Kids App

After an extended tour around the bizarre and sometimes troubling world of YouTube Kids I don’t feel good about letting my kids watch it.

Leah McLaren

13 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada this November 2017

13 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada this November 2017

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in November 2017.

Kim Shiffman

Will Ferrell is all of us in this PSA about device-addicted parents

Will Ferrell is all of us in this PSA about device-addicted parents

Darkly comic ads are part of Common Sense Media’s #DeviceFreeDinner campaign to encourage parents to put. Down. Their. Phones.

Claire Sibonney

This is the average screen time for kids. How do your kids measure up?

This is the average screen time for kids. How do your kids measure up?

A new report reveals kids are getting more than two hours of screen time a day, and the way they use devices is changing.

Claire Gagne

How the smartphone affected an entire generation of kids

How the smartphone affected an entire generation of kids

An hour a day of smartphone and social media use isn't linked to mental health issues. But teens are on their phones much more than that.

Jean Twenge

3 helpful resources for postpartum depression

3 helpful resources for postpartum depression

PPD may seem unbearable, but you're not alone. There are tons of online resources for postpartum depression that provide support to help you through it.

Emily Rivas

6 tech hacks to keep your next road trip on track

6 tech hacks to keep your next road trip on track

From in-car Wi-Fi to emoji bingo, these ideas will help keep your vacation running smoothly.

Chad Sapieha

All that screen time does real-life harm: Here's how much kids should actually be getting

All that screen time does real-life harm: Here's how much kids should actually be getting

The Canadian Paediatric Society announced new guidelines around screen time for kids. Here's everything you need to know.

Jill Buchner

8 time-saving apps

8 time-saving apps

Need more hours in the day? There's an app for that.

Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

Touchscreens are bad for toddlers’ and babies’ sleep

Touchscreens are bad for toddlers’ and babies’ sleep

A study found that kids aged from six months to three years old lost 16 minutes of sleep for every hour they spent using touchscreen devices.

Jill Buchner