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When it comes to smartphone use, it’s important to have balance.                                                              Image: KEITH VLAHAKIS
CELLPHONE USE

Don’t switch off your child’s life – help them use smartphones responsibly

A new breed of experts is trying to bridge the digital divide between parents and ‘screenagers’ on the positive and responsible use of smartphones When digital expert Dean McCoubrey starts talking to teens about social media, they try to…

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Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, who is starring in ‘Wasp Network’, said tech is making our brains explode.     Image: Alberto Pizzoli / AFP
CELLPHONES

Tech is ‘coming to utterly dominate children’s lives’, says Penelope Cruz

Hollywood star Penelope Cruz warned that technology was driving high anxiety that would one day make “all our brains explode”. The Spanish mother-of-two said she was worried about how children’s mental health and development were being…

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ERIC MNTONGA HIGH SCHOOL

Leadership course for teenagers

MASITHETHE Counselling Services, (formerly LifeLine East London) will be hosting a five-day personal growth and leadership skills course for teenagers on July 10 to 14. The course will run from 9.30am to 2pm from the Monday to Friday and…

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