One of the important challenges for families and kids is the frequent use of social media, the internet and mobile devices. I believe the significant amount of screen and device time used by parents to nanny their kids, pose one of the greatest catalyst of the mental health crisis. In my May column, I wrote about how no child has died from boredom and the psychological and emotional risks for kids when parents use their mobile to nanny their kids and for parents to refrain from doing so.
NO CHILD HAS DIED FROM BOREDOM!"
For the full article, see Sydney Observer (May issue, '25, p.14)
https://sydneyobserver.com.au/.../2025/05/Observer0525.pdf
