Digital wellbeing pills

If there is an adjective that can define this 2020, it’s "Challenging." I believe the world is ready to move on from 2020, but it's important that we do it with optimism. And while new routines came to life for so many of us, we were all rebuilding our daily lives and searching for some type of normality. Among all these challenges, there is a common denominator around screen time management and digital wellness. 
Since our launch in 2017, every year, we have put together a list of relevant trends that we hope can help you enter the new year with less stress and more control over your digital life. Here are the trends for 2021!

According to a survey by the organization ParentsTogether, nearly half of the respondents’ children currently spend more than six hours per day online, whereas only 8.29% of children were before.
Despite these recommendations, we are aware that both children and parents often spend more time in front of devices than the recommended limit, and children are becoming addicted to smartphones early on.

This year has been challenging for everyone and although, most of us have decided to not take holidays; going in a short and mindful escape to nature and less crowed places it's always a better alternative. With...

Smartphone addiction in schools is becoming a hot topic in the industry. Both parents and educators must take lead and learn how to manage screen time and raise awareness of the negative impact of technology overuse.  Together we need to create a balance between using devices in the classroom and engaging in offline activities.

The most obvious problems come in the form of eye strain or issues associated with sitting for too long. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends a maximum of two hours of sedentary screen time per day.

When it comes to children’s development and digital parenting, parents should worry about both kids’ screen time and their own. Screens are here to stay and have taken over, more often than not, during important family moments like meal-time. Indeed, top technology leaders like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, among others, confirmed they've even restricted or limited their children's screen time (New York Times, 2017). 

At Bagby, we love taking responsibility and testing things on our own so we decided to carry a home experiment that opened our eyes and encouraged us to create a solution to help other parents in the same situation.

Let’s be frank for a moment. Technology was supposed to connect us, but we're more disconnected than ever.

Minimalism is a tool to rid yourself of life’s excess in favor of focusing on what’s important—so you can find happiness, fulfillment, and freedom.”

Now, if Minimalism is all about focusing on the important things, especially freedom and happiness, why have we given them away in favor of convenience, technology, and digital consumerism? 

I’m not saying that we should all go back to the stores, buy everything we got rid of and destroy our phones. I’m suggesting, however, that we should all do an introspective exercise and define what makes us happy that is not “SMART” or related to our smartphones. I’m confident you will find yourself bringing back that analog clock you loved in the bedroom, your book collection,  that simple and old mug with your name on it, or your old-school key chain.

Is smartphone addiction a mental disorder?  Besides the already known physical effects like eye strain or neck pain and the aggressive withdrawal symptoms when smartphone or network is unreachable Smartphone...