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Dec 2024
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Screen time vs Play time in kids under 5...

CINDY HOVINGTON, PH.D.
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Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Cindy Hovington chats with Tammy Schamuhn, Registered Psychologist, Best-Selling Author, Co-Founder of the Institute of Child Psychology and the Executive Director of Family Counselling Centres discuss the importance of parental involvement in child development, the challenges parents face, and the need for setting boun ... Show More
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