How to Parent in a Digital World: Resources
Family Minecraft Policy (Google Docs version here)
Family Support Form Responses (copy this to your Google Drive so you can adapt it to your family’s needs. For help, see How to copy a Google Form)
iOS 12: Getting to Know Screen Time & Stronger Parental Controls (for iPhone/iPad)
The Complete Guide to Setting up Parental Controls in Windows
How to use Parental Controls in Windows 8
How to Use Parental Controls in OS X to Protect Your Kids
4 Ways to Set up Parental Controls on Your Home Network
Parental Control Tools That Cover Every Device In Your Home
Put the 0 in 2011: 7 days to Inbox Zero
Review: ThinkGeek TK-421 Bluetooth Keyboard for iPhone
In my gift roundup for Harvard Business Review last week, I wrote that the secret to buying gadget gifts for early adopters is "to surprise us with something so new that it hasn't yet arrived at Best Buy". The item I suggested was a keyboard case for iPhone or iPad,...
A prescription for healthy social media use from the American Medical Association
The American Medical Association has come out with guidelines for how physicians should handle social media, as reported by the association's own news site. These guidelines shed light on the way that social media challenges existing models of medical care and the...
Santa goes to Best Buy
Early adopters are the hardest folks to shop for. As an early adopter married to yet another early adopter, we struggle to find good gifts, since we own every gadget we need, and many we don't. That's why you've got to surprise us with something so new that it hasn't...
Making sense of the Wikileaks backlash
The past week has seen a series of denial-of-service attacks on services like Paypal and Amazon, which have been characterized as a hacker retaliation for how these services have treated Wikileaks. Since I wrote my dissertation on hacktivism -- politically motivated...
The 5 questions to ask about online distraction
Whether you’re worried about the Internet’s impact on your attention span, or tired of hearing about how life online is driving us to distraction, these 5 questions will help you think more deeply about online distraction.
Social media insights from recent research
The more time college students spend online, the worst they do in their first semester....but they end up with better social lives. Facebook activism doesn't detract from offline activism: people who are politically active on Facebook are actually more politically...
Star Trek for kids
Many parents focus on preparing their children for a digital future by working on their basic math skills, helping them use a computer, or even teaching them the basics of programming. These parents are fools! If there is one thing I have learned from working with...
How your Facebook presence can inspire your friends and family
Over at The Hookup Column, Anna Lind Thomas concludes her list of Dos & Don'ts for Facebook status lines with the following: DO inspire, uplift, support and spread love. Anna's suggestion is a refreshing departure from the all-too-common focus on social media as...
The suffering of technology users
I love this paragraph because I think it distills and represents the pain and suffering so many people now feel around the role of technology in their lives: I like technology just as much as the next person, but sometimes I find myself feeling overwhelmed with it...