It can be challenging for parents and carers to know whether their children are spending too much time on their devices and the pressure for our children to be online and available only continues to grow.  Although social media and messaging apps claim to keep us more connected, we know our students find it exhausting receiving and responding to numerous exchanges.

 For excellent advice and ways to balance screen time and help adopt a healthy ‘digital diet’  please visit:

 https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/screen-time/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyZ6TluCI9AIVV-vtCh3RPAP8EAMYASAAEgLtS_D_BwE

 Also, please take time to read this informative article from The Guardian: Text Anxiety: why too many messages make us want to throw our phones against the wall

 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/nov/01/phones-texting-anxiety-messages-communication?