By Mrs Jenny Gillespie, College Counsellor

Screen Time

Families vary a lot when it comes to habits, opinions and rules regarding screen time. Parental concern regarding screen time for teens (How much is too much?) and strategies to regulate teen online activities and behaviour, are frequent topics of conversation in the College Counselling office.

Most often parents worry about their teen’s tiredness, moods, social habits, energy levels, behaviour, friendships, stress levels as well as academic engagement, and wonder if too much screen time is part of the issue. There is never a one size fits all approach to managing these issues; however, the following article from the esafety Commissioner describes some basic considerations and helpful strategies for parents in this regard. Time online | eSafety Commissioner

For further resources or discussion please contact either Jenny or Melinda at school Mon-Fri.