Search Results Technology Technology Dec 22, 2017 Thinking Through the Immersion Dilemma: What if My Teen’s Life is Governed by Media & Technology? Over the past couple of years, I have spoken and written much about issues related to our youth’s use of media and technology. In addition to this series, further reading […] Full Article Technology Dec 22, 2017 Dear Friends & Family: My Apologies on Being in the Technological Dark Ages, But… Dear Loved Ones: As most of you know, I don’t carry a mobile device. The cell phone that my wife uses, and I periodically share, has no texting or internet. […] Full Article Technology Dec 22, 2017 High-Tech CEOs—Low-Tech Parents: Are We Getting the Message? On September 11th, an article was published in the New York Times entitled, “Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent”. It was not the first one of its kind. The author, […] Full Article Mental Health • Relationships • Technology Dec 22, 2017 Addressing the Mental Health Crisis: What Really Matters Watch Dr. Schroeder’s presentation of “Addressing the Mental Health Crisis” Evidence increasingly suggests that psychological difficulties are on the rise. The Global Disease Burden Study, published in August of 2013, declared […] Full Article Technology Dec 21, 2017 A New Vision of Technology and Our Youth Over the past decade and a half, I have written a lot about the issues of media/technology and our youth of today. Most of it is available on my website […] Full Article Technology Dec 21, 2017 Why 1:1 Is Not the Answer: Taking a Closer Look at Technology in the Schools In the educational climate of today, nothing is perceived as more progressive than finding ways to digitalize everything students are doing. What started out as Smart Boards and audio/video projectors […] Full Article Technology Dec 21, 2017 Do You Know What Is Coming into Your Youth’s Phone? It is 11:30 P.M on a Thursday night. Your 13-year-old daughter is asleep. Suddenly she awakes to a ding from her phone. She quickly realizes that one of her best […] Full Article Health • Technology Dec 21, 2017 How The Almighty Norm Can Dilute Advice We Give and Receive “Binge-Watching Television Spikes Blood Clot Risk.” This was the headline of a recent article that came out in MD Magazine. The researchers looked at over 86,000 participants in regards to […] Full Article Exercise • Mental Health • Technology Dec 21, 2017 How Following the Trail of “Cutting Edge” and “Convenient” Can Distort Reality In the late 1990’s, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) set out to provide the most extensive review ever conducted of the effectiveness of ADHD medications in children. It […] Full Article Technology Dec 21, 2017 Left to Their Own Devices Left to Their Own Devices – Updated It is midnight. Rachel fell asleep two hours ago, but the intermittent ding of her cell phone keeps waking her up. Suddenly, she […] Full Article More Articles All Articles