For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
Marketplace went to California to talk to an app developer about how companies keep us hooked on our phones. The team also tracked a family’s device usage over several months and reveal the staggering results. Watch the episode online: Addicted to your...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
In his book “Irresistible: The Rise Of Addictive Technology And The Business Of Keeping Us Hooked, Adam Alter explains how we can mitigate their most damaging effects on our well-being and the health and happiness of our children. So many of today’s products are...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
Welcome to the age of behavioral addiction – an age in which half the American population is addicted to at least one behavior. We obsess over our emails, Instagram likes and Facebook feeds; we binge on TV episodes and YouTube videos; we work longer hours each year;...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
In 2013 clinical psychologist, consultant and author Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair explained that many American children’s first encounter with the digital world is when they notice their parents are missing-in-action. Parents use the excuse that “they are just...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
Why does your daughter want and apparently need a Smartphone? Social media is the site of digital drama including cyberbullying and girl meanness. It is the cause of hyper-stimulation, screen addiction and body image concerns. Teens spend an average of 6 ½ hours per...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
The film Screenagers was made by Delaney Ruston, a filmmaker and physician, as she takes a journey to examine the way devices, social media and other types of electronics are impacting young people. She uses her own experience with her children (12 and 14 yrs) as the...
