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Your child is pestering you to give her the phone. All her friends have their own phone . May be you are apprehensive and thinking what is the right age to give your child a phone. Microsoft founder Bill Gates says, he gave his kids phone when they were 14. On average, kids get their own phone these days at the age of 10, which was averaging 12 just a few years back. Before giving your child a phone, you should consider these: Also Read: How to prevent technology addiction – 5 Simple Steps 1. Does my child need phone: Is your child coming home from school or an activity by him or herself ? If answer to this question is ‘No’, then possibly you do not need to give phone to your child just yet. Is there any possibility your child will need to communicate with you during or after school? When my 9 year old twins ask me, at what age will I give them phone? I tell them, it is not just about age, you may get the phone when you actually need it. 2. What kind of phone my chi...

Per recent research , 1 in 4 Americans sit more than 8 hours a day ! 4 in 10 adults are not physically active . The same research indicates sitting more than 3 hours a day and combined with physical inactivity increases the risk of early death, mental health issues as well as cancer. Unfortunately I am 1 of those 4 Americans who sit more than 8 hours a day, as I work in front of computer. Not only that, I work from home 2 to 3 times a week! Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Sitting too long , how to stay healthy Although working from home provided me many benefits, little did I know sitting too long was also harming me at the same time ! For few years now I noticed slow deterioration in my health. It took me while to realize that these health challenges were impacts of my sedentary lifestyle. Also Read: How to prevent technology addiction Whatever may be your reason to be sitting more than 3 hours a day, whether working from home or in general a job that requires too much sitting, there...