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Going Phone Free
My reaction to the announcement about Ontario schools going phone free in Fall 2024. Here's why I agree with the decision... somewhat. Plus, how phone…
Apr 29, 2024
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Come train with me!
In partnership with Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute, I’ll be hosting a full-day immersive and in-depth training on the…
Mar 18, 2024
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Jake Ernst
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Hard-wired to keep watching
Unpacking the reasons why we get trapped by apps and algorithms. Exploring the primitive roots of our desire to focus and fixate on things even when…
Mar 11, 2024
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Jake Ernst
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The kids who talk like adults
Feb 26, 2024
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Co-regulation— the missing link
Aug 7, 2023
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Jake Ernst
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Discomfort isn't dangerous
Jun 5, 2023
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Jake Ernst
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Is it empathy or anxiety?
Apr 24, 2023
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Jake Ernst
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Asking For A Friend - Volume 01
May 22, 2023
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Jake Ernst
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Living life as avatars of ourselves
Jan 15, 2024
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Jake Ernst
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The kids who talk like adults
The case for a slower childhood to help kids congruently meet their developmental milestones. Why we need to resist adultification amidst pressure for…
Feb 26, 2024
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How social media re-wired us all
Here’s how social media and mobile internet use re-wired our social and emotional instincts to make us more primal, pre-social, irrational, inward, and…
Feb 19, 2024
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Jake Ernst
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Can the internet replace a parent?
Many of today’s kids are being raised by the internet and its apps and algorithms are taking on parent-like roles. Here's how the internet is replacing…
Feb 12, 2024
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Jake Ernst
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The cost of being chronically online
A lot has changed over the last few years when it comes to our use of screens, social media, and the internet. It turns out, there are significant costs…
Feb 5, 2024
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Jake Ernst
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We are wired for struggle
Unpacking four reasons why struggle is necessary: Stress is required for evolution. Challenge is required for growth. Discomfort is required for…
Jan 29, 2024
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Jake Ernst
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The rise of algorithmic moods
Being away from social media taught me something important about the algorithmic influence on our emotions: If they are powerful enough to change our…
Jan 22, 2024
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Jake Ernst
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Living life as avatars of ourselves
Reflections on a six-month fast from social media. I wanted to share the questions I'm asking myself after taking time away from addictive apps and…
Jan 15, 2024
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