School is quickly coming to an end and the start of summer is just around the corner. Your days will be filled with children in the house and planning summer activities. Do you have a plan on managing technology use this summer in your home? Recent research has demonstrated that children are keenly aware of…
Disappearing apps, or vault apps, are apps that appear to be something they are not. On the surface these apps appear to be rather benign apps; however, if a password is typed into the app a storage file is opened. These apps are used to hide files or other apps from parents, spouses, and others…
Username Searches Our adolescents are increasingly communicating via social media apps to connect with their friends. Unfortunately some adolescents are also seeking out friendly strangers using their social media apps. Perhaps a child is feeling bullied by their peers at school or feel as though they are different from their immediate peers, so they turn…
Texting Acronyms Parents Should Know The Technology Wellness Center encourages parents to review their children’s texts to ensure that their children are being safe and appropriate. But children communicate using so many acronyms that it makes it difficult to know the content of their children’s texts. So below you will find a little cheat…
BitTorrent Networks BitTorrent networks are networks of computers that connect to each other to share data and electronic files. These networks are also called peer-to-peer (P2P) networks because individual computers make up the BitTorrent network. These P2P networks are typically used to share and transfer large files such as television programs, video clips, and songs.…
Digital Disruption is the Technology Wellness Center’s answer to parents who feel that their children’s ADHD or anxiety symptoms are out of control. We apply this to children who are on medications to treat their disorders or for those who simply have a mild form of the disorders. We have found that a Digital…
Most of us have had occasions where we come across video footage or a photo on our social media feeds that make us feel ill. Briefly viewing horrible images, while traumatic at the time, is usually forgotten quickly as we move through life encoding new happier memories that replace the negative ones. However, if…
The Real Cost of Convenience is Named Alexa Amazon is arguably the overall winner from the holidays. Everyone I know did a majority of their shopping this year in the comfort of their home. It is what Amazon does; they sell you everything you need from groceries to clothes to toys and everything in-between.…
Technology Addiction is a Label It is not a surprise that we are living in a world dominated by technology and that parents are frustrated by the overload of technology on their children. However, the idea of having an addiction to technology is new and it is gaining widespread attention. So what is a technology…
In just a little over one week, Pokémon Go has made more than $14 million, and has roughly 9.5 million active daily users, with numbers continuing to grow. It is estimated that the gaming app is on 5 percent of smartphones. It is a phenomenon that has taken the globe by storm. If you aren’t…