Should Phones Be Banned in School?
In his recent book, “The Anxious Generation,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt recommends that our schools ban smartphones. It’s a common-sense move that at the very least would answer the concerns of just all about all teachers regarding how smartphone presence…
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Teen Smartphones – Yes or No
A friend recently told me about a conversation about smartphones that happened at her family dinner table. She and her husband had established a wise policy for their son and daughter: you cannot have a phone until you turn fifteen.…
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Phones and Loneliness
Nearly half of today’s teenagers say that they are on their phones and online almost constantly. The Pew Research Center surveyed a cohort of teens, ages thirteen to seventeen, along with parents, back in the fall of last year. The…
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Parents and Phone Distraction
Ever since the smartphone debuted back in 2007, I have encountered a growing number of parents who lament how much time our kids are spending on their smartphones, and the way that time has undermined their teenager’s well-being. There’s a…
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A Parents’ Primer on Internet Pornography
The Internet, mobile devices, and other digital technologies combine to create a world in which children and teens no longer have to look for and find pornography. Instead, pornography finds them. Download the free handout, A Parents’ Primer on Internet…
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