Search Results mobile devices Parenting • Technology Jun 14, 2024 The Tide is Turning: Don’t Wait to Be Part of the Tech CountermovementFor well over a decade, you have heard me voice serious concerns about mobile devices in the hands of our youth. It has been clear that the risks have far […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology Nov 15, 2023 Don’t Let False Narratives Scare You in This Digital Age of ParentingRecently, I published an article regarding our decision to not allow phones, social media, or gaming consoles for our kids until midway during their senior year in high school. The […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology May 10, 2022 Should Smartphones and Social Media Accounts Be Illegal for Minors?We are in the midst of a mental health crisis in this country, and this has been acknowledged by the highest offices in the land. Although there are many factors involved, a […]...Read Full Article Health • Parenting • Technology Mar 15, 2021 For You, It Is Freedom That We WantThe issue of youth and technology is one of the most important, and difficult matters facing our world today. I have written and spoken extensively about this topic, and the […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology Aug 15, 2019 Parent PowerThe other evening, I was speaking to a local congregation about youth and media/technology, which I consider to be the most important issue facing our kids today. I was describing […]...Read Full Article Parenting • Technology Dec 14, 2018 The Perfect Christmas Present for Your TeenI am sitting in my office across from her. Her mother is sitting to my right. Seconds earlier, in a casual way, I had posed the question. As I waited […]...Read Full Article Technology Jan 2, 2018 Linked In: Assessing Trends Regarding Youth’s Consumption of TechnologyLinked In, Part I: A Day in the Life of Our Youth 6:14 A.M. The flickering lights of the television fill Aubrey’s room a few minutes before her buzzer goes […]...Read Full Article Health • Technology Jan 2, 2018 How the Communication Revolution in Healthcare is Hampering More Than Just CommunicationIt happened again. Yesterday, I was charting on the recently launched streamlined version of our electronic health records and a new note popped up in the right lower corner of […]...Read 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. […]...Read Full Article Parenting Dec 21, 2017 How Our Youth’s Concept of Privacy Is Changing; Why We As Parents Shouldn’t Accept ItThe year was 1991. I was a freshman in high school. She had just said yes to my request to officially be my girlfriend. When it came to the world […]...Read Full Article More Articles All Articles