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Child now use 7.5 hours per day
of technology, at great cost to their health and
academic performance. One third of children enter school
developmentally delayed, and one in four children are
obese. Child aggression is causing significant behaviour
challenges in schools and homes, as evidenced by soaring
rates of child behaviour diagnosis and use of
psychotropic medications. Sleep deprived, isolated and
illiterate, the ways in which we raise and educate new
millennium children are threatening their very
sustainability.
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Virtual Child: The
terrifying truth about what technology is doing to
children
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 By Cris Rowan, pediatric
occupational therapist.Virtual
Child documents the impact technology has had on
the developing child, and proposes tools and techniques
to manage balance between activities children need for
growth and success with technology use. Now
on Amazon.com
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| Cris
Rowan in the News |
Cris
Rowan featured in documentary on CNBC - January 4,
2011
Cris Rowan was featured in the
Canadian documentary "Are We Digital Dummies" on CBC
TV's Doc Zone on Nov. 18, 2010. A longer version of the
same documentary called "Crackberry'd: The Truth About
Information Overload" is scheduled for broadcast in the
United States this week on the CNBC
network - NBC's business channel on the following
airtimes and dates. Press
Release.
Tuesday, January 4th
at 10pm ET / 9pm CT/ 8pm MT / 7pm
PT.
It will then
repeat on:
Friday, January 7th at 1am
ET
Sunday, January 8th at 11pm ET
Cris
Rowan on Global Noon News with Dr. Amed - December 13,
2010
Watch Cris and Dr. Amed from SCOPE (Sustainable Child Obesity
Prevention Through Community Engagement) talk about
fighting child obesity on Global Noon News.
Cris
Rowan on Progressive Radio Network - January 10,
2011
Cris Rowan will be Dr.
Peter Breggin's guest on the Progressive Radio Network show January 10,
2011 at 5 pm EST. Dr. Breggin is a child
psychiatrist, author and expert in the area of
psychotropic medication use with children. Call in
to 1-888-874-4888 with your questions for
Cris.
Technology
in Daycare and Preschool
Settings
Cris Rowan is interviewed by
Own A Daycare regarding the detrimental impact
of technology use in daycare and preschool
settings.
Part
One
Part
Two
Part
Three
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| News |
Growing
Up Digital, Wired for
Distraction
By Matt Richtel for
the New York Times on Nov. 21, 2010
Students
have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But
computers and cell phones, and the constant stream of
stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and
learning.
ADHD,
Bullying and the Destruction of American
Childhood
Dr. Gabor Maté
interview by Democracy Now on Nov. 24, 2010
A spike in diagnoses of ADHD and other
mental disorders has fuelled an unprecedented reliance
on pharmaceutical medications to treat children, with
long-term effects that remain unknown. Dr. Gabor Mate
argues these responses are treating surface symptoms as
causes while ignoring deeper roots.
Putting
the Skinned Knees Back Into
Playtime
By Alex Williams for the
New York Times on May 20, 2007
In the era
of micromanaged play dates, overstuffed after-school
schedules, cuts to recess and parents terrified of
injuries, lawsuits and predators, many traditional
childhood games have become lost arts, as antique as the
concept of idle time itself.
Understanding
and Transforming Aggression in
Children
Published on December
19, 2010 by Todd Sarner in Transformative Parenting
Newsletter
The underlying cause for aggression is
frustration, which has its roots in dysfunctional
attachment formation with parents. Find out how to build
primary attachments and reduce child
aggression.
Head
Out for a Daily Dose of Green
Space
By Jane Brody for the New
York Times on November 29, 2010
Americans are
suffering from an acute case of "outdoor
deprivation disorder," and the effects on physical
and mental health are rising fast. In response to the No
Child Left Behind law, 30 percent of kindergarten
classrooms have eliminated recess to make more room for
academics.
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for Change Foundation
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world peace through music and arts education for
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Foundation Series
Workshops
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Foundation Series Workshops come
to Vancouver
May
12 - 14, 2011. Six research
referenced half day workshops with Cris Rowan for
parents, teachers and therapists on senosry processing,
motor development, attachment and addictions, technology
overuse, moving to learn and school redesign for
success. More Winter
Workshops Kamloops BC -
January 27/28, 2010 - keynote and workshop Contact -
Fiona Clare fionaclare@shaw.ca
Abbotsford BC - Feb 17/18, 2010 -
parent presentation and teacher workshop Contact -
Rita Green Rita_Green@sd34.bc.ca Vernon,
BC - Mar 4/5, 2010 - parent presentation and early
intervention workshop Contact - Lynne Reside coordinator@noecdcoalition.ca |
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| Cris Rowan |
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Cris Rowan is a Pediatric
Occupational Therapist, author, speaker and champion of
easing the job of learning for all children.
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