Dr Sigman is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Biology and the Royal Society of Medicine, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Scientist. His first degree was in Psychology which he followed with a Masters in The Neurophysiological Basis of Behaviour, before doing a Ph.D. in the field of the role of attention in autonomic nervous system self-regulation.

Today Aric delivers PSHE talks to children, parents and staff at schools, as well as lectures to medical schools, NHS doctors and conferences. He is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood and publishes peer-reviewed medical papers on health and development subjects. To date he has authored five books on PSHE-related topics including Getting Physical which won The Times Educational Supplement's Information Book Award. He is also on the editorial advisory board for the Human Givens Journal.

The awareness and research about digital wellbeing has grown significantly over the years.

In this podcast, our Dr Aric Sigman will cover:
Is screen time impacting children's physical and mental health?
What age and gender range is most affected?
What is the recommended amount of time children/ teenagers should spend online?
How does screen time impact children’s physical health
How does screen time impact children’s mental health
Can screen time impact children’s development - social skills for example?
How can we manage children’s screen time?
Screen time can be spent in different ways - is one better than another?
How can we help children thrive?

Children's mental health training:
How to help children thrive - https://www.humangivens.com/college/h...
How to help young people who self harm - https://www.humangivens.com/college/h...
How to support teenagers through the stress of starting university life - https://www.humangivens.com/college/s...
How to reduce anxiety in students and young people - https://www.humangivens.com/college/s...
How to create healing stories for distressed children - https://www.humangivens.com/college/h...

Useful Resources:
Dr Aric Sigman - https://www.aricsigman.com/
Children's mental health - https://www.humangivens.com/2020/01/3...
Troubled young minds - https://www.humangivens.com/2019/10/0...
Meeting your 9 emotional needs - human givens - https://www.humangivens.com/human-giv...
FREE human givens ebook - https://www.humangivens.com/human-giv...

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