Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 5.1.24 How many friends do you have? Acquaintances? Social media contacts? There are a lot of ways to think about friends and friendship, and the landscape is changing all the time. All forms of friendship and social contact hold some meaning for us, whether it is
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD One last tip for parents when it comes to managing screen time: Be a good role model. If your kids see you on your devices all the time, you are teaching them that this is acceptable and valued behavior. As you encourage and set up structure
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 4.6.23 Physical problems associated with screen time include neck, shoulder and back issues, lack of activity and movement, Computer Vision Syndrome (dry eyes, eye strain), and sleep issues associated with blue light from screens. To help reduce risks, try these simple adjustments:
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD Our seventh dimension for wellness is spiritual wellness. This realm helps us find meaning and purpose in our own lives. It can be found through faith, beliefs, values, or ethical principles that generally guide our actions and decisions in daily life. This week, to help build
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD, BCBA, LBA. 6.24.20 It just keeps building up, the stress of 2020. It’s hard to look at social media or the news without sensing an instant rise in your stress level, with fresh new things to worry about every day. You can, in some
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD, BCBA, LBA. 6.2.20 The information keeps flooding us, day after day more news and conflicting information about coronavirus. In my last post I talked about doing what you can each day. This time I will be turning the focus a bit back to
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD, BCBA, LBA. 5.15.20 We’ve been isolating ourselves as much as possible for a bit over 2 full months now. At the beginning, there was so much information coming in from sources around the world that it was hard to keep up with everything. Now,
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD, BCBA, LBA. 3.19.20 How quickly things can change. Within the past week we have gone from being on alert for potential changes in our country while watching other countries struggle with this pandemic, to being in full-scale crisis mode. This is especially true in certain
