6 12, 2016

Parents are Worse Than Kids with Media Use

By | December 6th, 2016|Categories: Parenting, Technology|Tags: , , , , , |2 Comments

You have probably already heard about the research that found that children spend as much as 7.5 hours a day on non-school-related media. That is a crazy amount of time spent in front of a screen if you do the math of having 24 hours in a day, about 8 hours of sleep, and another [...]

4 09, 2015

Too Much Screen Time Hurts Teens’ Grades

By | September 4th, 2015|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A not-surprising finding from a recent study of teenagers has revealed that extra screen time hurts their grades. Specifically, one hour extra each day in front of a screen resulted in a two-grade decline (about 10 points) on exams and two extra hours produced an even greater drop in grades. Usually these studies don't allow [...]

6 10, 2014

The Digital World is Full of Possibility and Worry

By | October 6th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The Huffington Post recently asked me to write a blog post on the influence of technology on the lives of children, parents, and families in connection with the new film Men, Women and Children. The request inspired me to put my ideas on (digital) paper wearing both my professional and personal hats. I come to [...]

12 09, 2014

Steve Jobs was a Low-Tech Parent

By | September 12th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I was absolutely shocked when I read this article describing how the late Steve Jobs, despite being the King of 21st century technology, was a low-tech parent, meaning that he didn't allow his children frequent access to the very devices he designed that has changed our world. In fact, as the article also echoed, I [...]

22 08, 2014

Raising Generation Tech Workshop and Q & A Now on YouTube

By | August 22nd, 2014|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Not long ago, I gave a keynote address and participated in a Q & A based on my latest parenting book, Raising Generation Tech: Prepare Your Children for a Media-fueled World. Both are now available on my YouTube channel.

25 07, 2014

Technology is Making Us Dumber

By | July 25th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Very much in line with my own views on the overuse of technology, this article describes 8 Ways Technology Makes Us Stupid. I'm quite sure that the majority of us can relate to each of the eight.  

11 04, 2014

Teens Leaving Facebook in Droves

By | April 11th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A new survey by PiperJaffray shows that Facebook is no longer the dominant social media platform among teens. Says one girl, "It’s like the mom and dad version of Instagram and Twitter." Now, Instagram and Twitter are the primary forms of social media among this important demographic. From a financial perspective, you would think that this would spell [...]

11 03, 2014

Parents’ Use of Technology Matters

By | March 11th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A cautionary article in The New York Times describes the important role that parents' use of technology has on their children in a variety of ways. The article cites a study in which caregivers (it wasn't always possible to judge whether they were the parents) with their children were observed in restaurants for their use [...]

26 01, 2014

Educational Media? Yeah, Right.

By | January 26th, 2014|Categories: Education, Parenting, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

As many of you know from my most recent parenting book, Raising Generation Tech: Prepare Your Children for a Media-fueled World, I'm not a big fan of screen time by children. In recent years, I've gotten push back from parents who say that their children learn a lot from so-called educational" media, whether TV shows, [...]

22 01, 2014

Disconnect from Your Tech

By | January 22nd, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Here's a great article about a school that took a three-day break from technology. Be sure to watch the video that goes along with it. Could you not use technology for even a day? That's my challenge to you!