Internet Parenting, Parental Controls, & Online Safety Blog - WebCurfew

A recent study by Dr. Aric Sigman, a Fellow of the UK Royal Society of Medicine found that by the age of seven the average child will have spent a full year of 24-hour days watching recreational screen media. And over the course of their childhood, children spend more time watching TV than they spend in school.

A recent study by Iowa State University (ISU), and published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that children behave better, do better in school, get more sleep, and see other health benefits when parents limit content and the amount of time they spend on the computer, in front of the TV, or other connected devices.

The school year is almost over… and summer is just around the corner. I can sense it. This has been a brutal winter almost everywhere around the country, but especially here in Chicago where I live. Now that the weather is getting warmer, the first thing that comes to my mind is, “how can I spend more time outside?”

Hello everyone, I am Alberto Moriondo, and I will start contributing to the Digital Loitering Blog. I thought I would share with you an interview that I just did for BlueSky Innovation, a Chicago-Tribune website focusing on news, analysis and events related to innovation and entrepreneurship

The holiday season is by now a distant memory for most people (except perhaps for the credit card bills) but many parents are suffering from digital whiplash as they try and figure out how their child became so addicted to the internet-enabled consumer electronics device they bought them for Christmas!

My oldest son plays the guitar. It’s his passion. He sits for hours practicing most days. I admire his drive and determination. He simply wants to player better.

It’s been my experience that when kids go on-line in their free time, they usual have a primary task in mind to accomplish. It might be to update their Facebook page or check a friends wall. Or it might be to pick up where they left off in an on-line game. Or maybe it’s just to look for more cute kitten YouTube videos to watch. Whatever their purpose, they do seem to have a particular reason that motivates them to jump on the internet initially each time...Initially….