As a middle-aged parent I find myself reminiscing with my children and friends about how things were when I was growing up. I’m sure you’ve experienced these moments as well, and like me, can’t believe you’ve started echoing your own parents with these nostalgic phrases. As startling as this realization is, I believe there are…
Askfm: Anonymous Q & A Ask.fm is an app for teens, age 13 and older that enables its users to ask other users anonymous questions. Ask.fm also encourages its users to integrate their account with their followers and friends on Twitter and Facebook. The app was intended to provide a forum for adolescents to share…
I don’t think anyone would be surprised to hear that college students are spending more and more time on their cell phones, but what might surprise you is a recent Baylor University study found that college students spend an average of 10 hours a day using their cell phones. This is an astounding number of hours…
Privilege versus Right As parents consider establishing rules and guidelines for children’s video game playing, Technology Wellness Center recommends limit the activity to one hour per day for children eight and older. An hour provides children with enough satisfying time to play video games without approaching the line of too much. In addition, some research…
Eye Problems Associated with Hand Held Gaming or Reading Devices The Technology Wellness Center is dedicated to providing parents with the most recent research on the advantages and disadvantages of technology use in its many forms, e.g., videogames, cell phones, tablets, computers. The focus of this week’s blog will be on identifying some of the…
The Blame Game: Taking the lead in talking to kids about apps Would you be surprised to learn there’s an app that has forced schools in California and Oregon into lock down? In our ongoing efforts to keep parents (and ourselves) informed we recently discovered Burnbook, one of the latest apps providing an avenue for…
It never ceases to amaze us while walking up and down the aisles of a grocery store the number of young children (between 1 and 5 years old) we see playing video games on their parents cell phones or tablets. We understand that grocery shopping can be excruciatingly difficult to do with children and sometimes…
Periscope: the no pause app that parents need to know about If you haven’t heard about Periscope yet, it’s probably time to get acquainted. The app, recently purchased by Twitter, is quickly taking the world by storm and attracting the attention of many, including adolescents. It attracted our interest and motivated The Technology Wellness Center…
A recent study indicates that violent video games increase aggression and aggression-related behaviors and emotions in children, and that prosocial video games have the opposite effect in children (Greitemeyer & Mugge, 2014). Researchers discovered [membership level=”0″]Want to read more? Join today![/membership] [membership]these findings after reviewing 98 independent studies with 36,965 participants. The video games’ influence on…
Last weekend, after a lengthy soccer tournament my three children competed in, my family and I decided to join another family at a local restaurant for some food and fun. After eating, we decided to hang out in an area where the adults could continue chatting and the kids could play. Between the parents and…