Do You Spend Too Much Time on Your Smartphone?
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, […]
Read MoreIs E-Reading to Your Children Reading or Screen Time?
If you have young children , the seduction of e-readers, tablets, and smartphones to distract, placate, or assuage them is strong. The tech industry has been selling the idea that early exposure to technology will benefit children educationally. A big push has been encouraging parents to use e-readers rather than books when reading to them. […]
Read MoreParenting/Technology: Is Your Family’s Relationship with Technology Healthy?
How involved in technology your children are is only half of the equation in its impact on them. The other half, of course, is the degree to which you are savvy in both your understanding and use of technology. The research indicating that children spend, on average, more than 7.5 hours a day in front […]
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