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This platform's clean design makes budgeting less intimidating, and it's pretty helpful to see things broken down into daily increments, rather than a lump monthly sum. It would be nice if you didn't have to enter expenses manually, though.
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Not too long ago, technology served as a divider between generations. Parents, for example, saw their iPod-using, headphone-wearing kids as blocking themselves off from the rest of the world. And grandparents could hardly boot up a computer, much less figure out how to IM. Yet, as times have changed, we’re seeing formerly “divisive” technologies connecting older and younger generations in ways never before thought possible. Look no further than mobile apps, social networks and a host of some of the hottest games like Dots, Draw Something, and Words with Friends — they’re likely to be just as popular with moms and dads as they are with teenagers.

Revisiting the famous adage by Marshall McLuhan, the “medium is still the message,” and technology now sits at the center of our conversations. So with Father’s Day coming up and generations around the world joining together in the exchange of sentiments and ideas, here are some ways in which innovations in communications have helped and deepen family relationships and closed the generational gap.

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Here are a few simple things that can have a significant impact on your child’s sleep:

Make sleep a priority in your house. If your children see that you recognize the value of quality sleep they are more likely to have that same perception.
Encourage your kids to get outside and play during the day for better sleep.
Devote time early in the afternoon for kids to do their homework.
Limit social networking activities to one hour before bedtime.
No televisions, computers, electronic games or smartphones should be allowed in the bedroom during sleeping times.
Develop consistent bedtime routines.
Encourage kids to take a warm bath shortly before bedtime.
Read a non-violent book to your young kids and encourage your older children to read a non-violent book.
Listen to soothing music on the radio, CD or iPod.

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Of the 45% of survey respondents who check their phones when they should be sleeping, almost all (94%) are on social media – with a tenth saying they would feel stressed about missing out if they did not check their device before going to sleep. Of this group, 75% are listening to music and over half (57%) are watching films.

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