15 03, 2017

Are Smartphones Replacing Drugs?

By | March 15th, 2017|Categories: Parenting, Popular Culture, Technology|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Here is a fascinating article offering a provocative new theory that the decline in drug use in the past decade is due to the rise in smartphone use. Epidemiological data has demonstrated that young people are using alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs significantly less than 10 years ago. This relationship between drug and smartphone use has [...]

29 10, 2014

Do You Spend Too Much Time on Your Smartphone?

By | October 29th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A slightly unsettling, article about new apps to help people track and monitor their smartphone use. Isn't it ironic to spend time on your smartphone to learn how much time you spend on your smartphone.  But I digress. Knowing how much time you spend on your smartphone, particularly for personal as opposed to work use, [...]

8 05, 2013

What Do Young People Say About Their Relationship with Technology?

By | May 8th, 2013|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

To give you a sense of the scope of the effect of technology on the psychological and emotional health of young people, I want to describe the results of an international study involving more than 1000 students from ten countries across five continents that asked students to disconnect from technology for 24 hours. The results and insights, [...]