Why you need to have the social media ‘talk’ earlier than you might think
By Galit Breen August 18, 2015 “Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.” — George Bernard Shaw When I was 13 years old, my friend and I sne ...
How to Cut Children’s Screen Time? Say No to Yourself First
By JANE E. BRODYJULY 13, 2015 6:00 AM Parents are often at fault, directly or indirectly, when children and teenagers become hooked on electronic media, playing video games or sending texts many hour ...
How Phones Are Tearing Us Apart
How Phones Are Tearing Us Apart By Elena Weissmann It’s a busy crosswalk. Cars are rushing by and pedestrians are hurrying across the street—except for one. A middle-aged woman stands in the middl ...
5 STEPS TO PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR SMARTPHONE OWNERSHIP
This article has been contributed by Dr. Eli Shapiro, digital parenting expert and co-creator of The Digital Citizenship Project. An Expert Shares His Personal Tips to Prepare Your Child for Smartpho ...
Hey parents, children and iPads are a bad mix
By Naomi Schaefer Riley October 18, 2015 | 6:00am “In a world where ‘screen time’ is becoming simply ‘time,’ our policies must evolve or become obsolete.” That was the American Academy of Pediat ...
Your iPhone Is Ruining Your Posture — and Your Mood
By AMY CUDDYDEC. 12, 2015 THERE are plenty of reasons to put our cellphones down now and then, not least the fact that incessantly checking them takes us out of the present moment and disrupts fami ...