Life Skills

Parents are giving their children smartphones at younger and younger ages. As a child psychologist, I have noticed an increase in problems related to screen use and smartphones, especially as kids start using them as young as elementary school!

Grades drop. Homework gets put off. Chores and responsibilities go undone. And SLEEP is disrupted in major ways that create problems. (Read my article on sleep.)

Take a look at this LIFE SKILLS handout. There is nothing unreasonable on this sheet!

If your child wants a smartphone, he or she should be able to do everything on this list.

If not, they are not ready and they are not mature enought to have a smartphone.

Review this with them!

It's never too early to teach them these life skills. If they haven't learned these by the time they are in high school, they may be at risk for problems in college and beyond.

Please feel free to contact me!

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