Nicholas Kardaras
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Born
in Athens, Greece
Member Since
July 2016
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“If you really want a child to thrive and blossom, lose the screens for the first few years of their lives. During those key developmental periods, let them engaging creative play. Legos are always great, as they encourage creativity and the hand-eye coordination nurtures synaptic growth. Let them explore their surroundings and allow them opportunities to experience nature. . Activities like cooking and playing music also have been shown to help young children thrive developmentally. But most importantly, let them experience boredom; there is nothing healthier for a child then to learn how to use their own interior resources to work through the challenges of being bored. This then acts as the fertile ground for developing their powers of observation, cultivating patience and developing an active imagination-- the most developmentally and neurosynaptically important skill that they can learn.”
― Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance
― Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance
“The trap that many parents fall into is in believing that when their kids are hypnotically looking at a screen, they are demonstrating a profound ability to stay focused. after all, they maintain a laserlike attention on the screen, so how can there possibly be an attention problem?”
― Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance
― Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance
“Digital vegetables can be a healthy use of screens (researching a term paper), while digital candy (Minecraft, Candy Crush) are hyperarousing and dopamine-activating digital stimulants without any ostensible 'health benefit'.”
― Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance
― Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids -- And How to Break the Trance
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