USE THESE STRATEGIES TO STAY HEALTHY IN ONLINE CLASSES
Parents and students have agreed on one important lifestyle shift since the onset of the covid-19 epidemic: more screen use. We use our screens to shop, communicate with friends and family, and, more importantly, educate our children. While some children may have taken an online course or two prior to the pandemic, the majority of families now have to figure out what constitutes suitable online learning. Excessive screen time has been found to have harmful physiological and biological implications, even when used for desirable activities like socializing and learning. Long times spent in front of a computer, on a phone, or on a tablet mean less physical activity and more exposure to blue light wavelengths, which can impact sleep quality, memory, mood, and attention. We've heard from a number of families that controlling free-time screen usage is getting more challenging now that kids are permitted to use digital devices for learning. Even parents who thought they had a firm gri...