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Screen Time & Anxiety in Teens: How it Really Impacts Your Teenager's Behavior

Screen Time & Anxiety in Teens: How it Really Impacts Your Teenager's Behavior

Learn why screen time limits are important for reducing depression and anxiety in teens.

Screen Time & Anxiety in Teens: How it Really Impacts Your Teenager's Behavior

Learn why screen time limits are important for reducing depression and anxiety in teens.

6 Extracurricular Activities for Children with Anxiety

6 Extracurricular Activities for Children with Anxiety

Screens and technology become more integrated into our children's worlds while anxiety and depression rates skyrocket among teens and adults. By encouraging children to get involved in extracurricular activities, parents...

6 Extracurricular Activities for Children with Anxiety

Screens and technology become more integrated into our children's worlds while anxiety and depression rates skyrocket among teens and adults. By encouraging children to get involved in extracurricular activities, parents...

7 Ways To Reduce Screen Time Before Bed & Why It Matters

7 Ways To Reduce Screen Time Before Bed & Why It Matters

Learn how to reduce screen time before bed and why it’s important for promoting better sleep.

7 Ways To Reduce Screen Time Before Bed & Why It Matters

Learn how to reduce screen time before bed and why it’s important for promoting better sleep.

”Zoom Fatigue“ Symptoms, Causes & Solutions

”Zoom Fatigue“ Symptoms, Causes & Solutions

Zoom users jumped from about 10 million users in December of 2019 to more than 300 million users just five months later. Video chats are a convenient way to connect...

”Zoom Fatigue“ Symptoms, Causes & Solutions

Zoom users jumped from about 10 million users in December of 2019 to more than 300 million users just five months later. Video chats are a convenient way to connect...

Unexpected Effects of Too Much Screen Time In Children

Unexpected Effects of Too Much Screen Time In Children

Does screen time really warrant much concern from parents? Could it really be damaging to your child to spend hours in front of electronic devices throughout the day, or are...

Unexpected Effects of Too Much Screen Time In Children

Does screen time really warrant much concern from parents? Could it really be damaging to your child to spend hours in front of electronic devices throughout the day, or are...

Adults & Screen Time: How Much is Too Much?

Adults & Screen Time: How Much is Too Much?

When we worry about excessive screen time, we probably picture kids watching tablets on cartoons all day or teenage gamers with headphones on late into the night. In fact, most...

Adults & Screen Time: How Much is Too Much?

When we worry about excessive screen time, we probably picture kids watching tablets on cartoons all day or teenage gamers with headphones on late into the night. In fact, most...

Screen Time & Anxiety in Children: An Informative Guide

Screen Time & Anxiety in Children: An Informative Guide

Many studies have been done on the effects of various types of media on developing brains, characters, and eyes. What about emotional health, though? What are the mental and emotional...

Screen Time & Anxiety in Children: An Informative Guide

Many studies have been done on the effects of various types of media on developing brains, characters, and eyes. What about emotional health, though? What are the mental and emotional...

How To Manage Stress & Anxiety Levels While Working From Home

How To Manage Stress & Anxiety Levels While Working From Home

Working from home can be its own kind of stressful, especially when you also have kids calling into school remotely and a partner or roommate keeping up the 9-to-5 across...

How To Manage Stress & Anxiety Levels While Working From Home

Working from home can be its own kind of stressful, especially when you also have kids calling into school remotely and a partner or roommate keeping up the 9-to-5 across...

Kids Using Screen Time

Brillia 5 Pillars: Controlled Screen Time

Not only does screen time take away from our personal and quality time, studies show it increases anxiety and restlessness. Studies show that too much screen time can make children...

Brillia 5 Pillars: Controlled Screen Time

Not only does screen time take away from our personal and quality time, studies show it increases anxiety and restlessness. Studies show that too much screen time can make children...

internet safety tips for teens

Internet Safety Tips for Teens

You and your teenager use the Internet in two entirely different ways. You go online to check email or social media accounts, pay bills or do some shopping. Your teenager...

Internet Safety Tips for Teens

You and your teenager use the Internet in two entirely different ways. You go online to check email or social media accounts, pay bills or do some shopping. Your teenager...

kids and imaginary friends

Why Do Kids Have Imaginary Friends?

It may be disconcerting the first time your child high-fives their an imaginary friend or engages in a full-blown conversation with them, but doctors advise not to worry. Studies show...

Why Do Kids Have Imaginary Friends?

It may be disconcerting the first time your child high-fives their an imaginary friend or engages in a full-blown conversation with them, but doctors advise not to worry. Studies show...

How Social Media Affects Teens

How Social Media Affects Teens

It seems everyone is on social media these days, and there’s a reason for that. Social media platforms and apps provide conversation, opportunities for friendship across vast distances and a...

How Social Media Affects Teens

It seems everyone is on social media these days, and there’s a reason for that. Social media platforms and apps provide conversation, opportunities for friendship across vast distances and a...

6 Best Books for Kids with Anxiety

6 Best Books for Kids with Anxiety

When your child opens a book, she’s opening the door to a world of imagination. Once inside, she can fight dragons with a fiery sword or be a princess living...

6 Best Books for Kids with Anxiety

When your child opens a book, she’s opening the door to a world of imagination. Once inside, she can fight dragons with a fiery sword or be a princess living...

The Benefits of Active Listening Exercises for Kids

The Benefits of Active Listening Exercises for Kids

Does the old saying “it went in one ear and out the other” apply to your child’s ability to hear and remember the gist of a conversation? Does your child...

The Benefits of Active Listening Exercises for Kids

Does the old saying “it went in one ear and out the other” apply to your child’s ability to hear and remember the gist of a conversation? Does your child...

7 DIY Projects for Teens With Anxiety

7 DIY Projects for Teens With Anxiety

Your teen may have long forgotten the joy of coloring, getting messy with paints or passing the time with any variety of art project. Creating something from an array of...

7 DIY Projects for Teens With Anxiety

Your teen may have long forgotten the joy of coloring, getting messy with paints or passing the time with any variety of art project. Creating something from an array of...

Kid Playing Video Games

How I Weaned My Child Off Video Games

Video games quietly took up residence in my home over the summer. It started out innocently enough when my teenage daughter asked if she could download the application on her...

How I Weaned My Child Off Video Games

Video games quietly took up residence in my home over the summer. It started out innocently enough when my teenage daughter asked if she could download the application on her...

Kids Playing Video Games

Effects of Videogames on the Brain & Child Development

Playing video games can affect child and teen development both positively and negatively. Video games can help children develop problem-solving skills, fine motor skills, and strategy skills, and playing can...

Effects of Videogames on the Brain & Child Development

Playing video games can affect child and teen development both positively and negatively. Video games can help children develop problem-solving skills, fine motor skills, and strategy skills, and playing can...

How to Help a Child with Anxiety [Flowchart]

How to Help a Child with Anxiety [Flowchart]

Is your child, or a child you know, suffering from childhood anxiety? The five pillars of Brillia are designed to help children with attention and anxiety challenges through a holistic...

How to Help a Child with Anxiety [Flowchart]

Is your child, or a child you know, suffering from childhood anxiety? The five pillars of Brillia are designed to help children with attention and anxiety challenges through a holistic...

Parental Control: Tricks to Monitoring Screen Time for Kids

Parental Control: Tricks to Monitoring Screen Time for Kids

Screen time has been shown to increase restlessness and anxiety in children, impact sleep quality and quantity, and contribute to temper tantrums and an overall sense of disinterest in the tangible world around...

Parental Control: Tricks to Monitoring Screen Time for Kids

Screen time has been shown to increase restlessness and anxiety in children, impact sleep quality and quantity, and contribute to temper tantrums and an overall sense of disinterest in the tangible world around...

Adolescent boy standing at his locker

School Anxiety: Popular Causes & How to Overcome Them

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, approximately eight percent of children and teenagers suffer from an anxiety disorder, making it the most common pediatric mental health disorder. While most...

School Anxiety: Popular Causes & How to Overcome Them

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, approximately eight percent of children and teenagers suffer from an anxiety disorder, making it the most common pediatric mental health disorder. While most...

Young boy lying on floor with toys and tablet

5 Mindfulness Apps for Kids with Anxiety

For kids dealing with anxiety, tools and techniques that promote mindfulness and a state of calm can be life-changing. Unlike previous generations, we live in a technological age that is—for...

5 Mindfulness Apps for Kids with Anxiety

For kids dealing with anxiety, tools and techniques that promote mindfulness and a state of calm can be life-changing. Unlike previous generations, we live in a technological age that is—for...