It is the myth of multitasking: When we do more, rapidly switching from one task to another, we are actually being less efficient, less accurate, less able to manage complexity and less able to recall the content of what we have been doing compared to individuals who focus on one task at a time.
What can parents do in the December holidays to stop the self-denial trends that their teens and young adults seem to wallow in and offer these children a chance for turning their lives around in the new year.
With a hundred and one responsibilities lined up in no particular order, how can you be certain your elementary-aged child understood what he or she read during their required 20 minutes of homework reading?
Being a teenager is about living in the now. This is a double-edged sword.
We spend our whole lives trying to live in the now and give our teens grief for doing it way too much.
The main difference is that we have the experience and they have the conviction.
A science fair champ tells Our Kids about his eureka moment, his efforts to revolutionize the Internet, and how private school inspired his road to gold. Is 17-year-old Nicholas Schiefer of HTS: Holy Trinity School the next Mark Zuckerberg?
With kids spending a great deal of time online these days, cyber bullying is becoming frighteningly more common. Fortunately, there are laws to protect children from these online threats.
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