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Practical Tips For Parenting Your iTeen

By Temima Feldman The phone will never ring quite the same way again once the inevitable moment arrives: your teen has successfully won you over on the tiresome but convincing debate of “everyone has a cellphone.” Or maybe you are actually excited about the prospect of the long-anticipated first cellphone. Whatever the influence, this occasion is a milestone. The first cellphone is a rite of passage. As with every other stage of development, parental input and oversight play a critical

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Smart leaders know they need to put their phones away

How smartphones can negatively impact our leadership and organizational success Post published by Craig Dowden Ph.D. on Apr 29, 2015 in The Leader’s Code Our use of smartphone technology has transformed the way we do business. Ask your friends or colleagues what they would do if they could not access their mobile device and you are likely to see a look of panic in their eyes. This technology has integrated into every aspect of our lives, including family dinners, romantic

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Ebooks at night won’t help you sleep tight, US study finds

Harvard researchers say light-emitting ebooks negatively affect our sleep and lead to next-day grogginess Reading a light-emitting ebook before bed is bad for your health, according to a new US study. It warned that use of the devices affected both sleep at night and alertness the following morning. Researchers from Harvard Medical School’s sleep medicine department put 12 healthy young adults through a two-week experiment, in which the participants would either read a light-emitting ebook for four hours before bedtime

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How Many “iRules” Should Your Family Have?

Technology should enhance family life, not rule it. Published on September 29, 2014 by Susan Newman, Ph.D. in Singletons Today’s parents — whose family life is punctuated by, even run by, smartphones, tablets, laptops, video game systems, apps, and more — face technological conflicts with their children that didn’t even exist when they were growing up. Janell Burley Hofmann, a parent coach and author of iRules: What Every Tech-Healthy Family Needs to Know About Selfies, Sexting, Gaming, and Growing Up

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The Only Time Of Day Kids Think Parents Will Put Down Their Cell Phones

Despite studies that prove unplugging and spending time without your cell phone is beneficial for a number of reasons, parents know it is easier said than done. Unfortunately, children are noticing. According to Hightlight’s annual “State of the Kid” survey, kids are feeling brushed aside by cell phones more than any other distraction. After polling 1,521 boys and girls between the ages of 6 to 12, the researchers found that 62 percent of kids feel like their parents are distracted

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Google Glass user treated for internet addiction caused by the device

  Patient appeared to suffer withdrawal symptoms when prevented from using Google Glass and dreamed he was wearing it Scientists have treated a man they believe to be the first patient with internet addiction disorder brought on by overuse of Google Glass. The man had been using the technology for around 18 hours a day – removing it only to sleep and wash – and complained of feeling irritable and argumentative without the device. In the two months since he

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Teen ‘like’ and ‘FOMO’ anxiety

  (CNN) — Ask any teen whether he or she suffers from social media anxiety, and the answer will probably be no. That’s what happened when six teens and adolescents — five from New York and one from Los Angeles — got together recently for a unique weeklong workshop at the offices of SheKnows.com, a leading women’s lifestyle media platform. The teens didn’t think that Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, their go-to social networks, added much extra anxiety to their lives.

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Is it ever OK for parents to cyber-spy on their kids?

In the new Jason Reitman flick “Men, Women & Children,” a prying mom (Jennifer Garner) monitors every email and text message sent by her teenage daughter. “You’ve read through every solitary interaction I’ve had on every single website, Mom,” says the indignant teen. To which her mother responds, “Honey, you know I just do this to keep you safe. OK, let me see your phone.” This might seem like a far-fetched scene, played up for laughs. But in this particular

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The Cicret Bracelet: Wearable Technology That Makes Your Skin Function As A Touchscreen

Remember all those cool futuristic gadgets we used to see in some of the Sci-Fi movies(like Minority Report for example)? Not to get too philosophical, but just judging by the gadgets and technology that keeps popping up like mushrooms around us these days, it’s becoming more apparent that ‘The Future Is Now’. There has been many recent additions to the wearable technology market. I have to say, this one is by far the most unique one yet. The Cicret Bracelet

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Parenting as a Gen Xer: We’re the first generation of parents in the age of iEverything

By Allison Slater Tate September 29 The author’s kids — at dinner. (Allison Tate Slater) On the days that I drive the middle school carpool, I purposely choose a route that takes us past a huge river. Some mornings, the water looks like glass; others, it reflects the moody clouds above with choppy waves – either way, it’s gorgeous. Every time we drive past it, I point it out to my car full of 12-year-olds: “Look at the water today. Isn’t

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