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Screen-Free Week
Screen-Free Week is an annual event that traditionally takes place in April. Each year people from around the world make a conscious decision to turn off screens of all kinds for the week.
Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Resources, Television, Video Games

e-Parenting Tutorial: Keeping up with your kids' online activities
In e-Parenting Tutorial: Keeping up with your kids’ online activities, Alice, a witty and cyber-savvy mom, takes parents on a tour of the many different Web environments and activities that are popular with children and youth. 
Authenticating Information, Cyberbullying, Excessive Internet Use, Internet & Mobile, Online Gambling, Online Hate, Online Marketing, Parents, Pornography, Social Networking

Ontario Health Curriculum K-8: Media and Digital Literacy Connections
Media and communications technology play an important role in a student’s health and physical education, for better or for worse. The new Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum provides a spring board to start discussions related to health and media literacy.
Body Image, Cyberbullying, Digital Health, Diversity in Media, Excessive Internet Use, Food Marketing, Gender Representation, Internet & Mobile, Marketing & Consumerism, Online Ethics, Professional Development, Resources, Social Networking, Video Games

Ontario Health Curriculum 9-12: Media and Digital Literacy Connections
Media and communications technology play an important role in a student’s health and physical education, for better or for worse. The new Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum provides a spring board to start discussions related to health and media literacy.
Body Image, Cyberbullying, Digital Health, Diversity in Media, Excessive Internet Use, Food Marketing, Gender Representation, Internet & Mobile, Marketing & Consumerism, Online Ethics, Professional Development, Resources, Social Networking, Video Games

Four tips for managing your kids’ screen time
Minimize screen use, especially for the youngest children:
Digital Health, Excessive Internet Use, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Resources, Television, Video Games