Tech & Parents

This bibliography was started in 2018. There are 151 articles that have two things in common. . .

They all address some aspect of the risks and dangers of minors and technology.
None state the fact that a minor cannot enter into a legally binding contract; only their parent or guardian – which places the responsibility and liability on us. . . and if you think that’s a bunch of “hogwash”, consider underage drinking in your home or Shawano, Wisconsin’s bullying law.

Washington Post

3/13/24 – How predatory groups coerce children into self-harm on popular online platforms – https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/764-predator-discord-telegram/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3d0eb60%2F65f1ca4eec7af63555086a04%2F59726612ade4e21a847c8325%2F8%2F52%2F65f1ca4eec7af63555086a04

3/24/21 – Instagram is making a kids’ app. Here’s what parents need to know about social media Jr. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/24/instagram-kids-faq/

2/15/21 – Digital addiction is a myth. What you have is a bad habit, and it’s fixable. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/digital-addiction-breakable-habit/2021/02/05/25959f9a-662b-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html

11/5/20 – My kids are on screens more than ever during the pandemic. Here’s why I’m not panicking. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/11/03/how-pandemic-is-affecting-fatherhood-online-adolescence-2020/

1/4/20 – Is your child ready for a cellphone? Look for these independence milestones. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/12/17/is-your-child-ready-cellphone-look-these-independence-milestones/

9/30/19 – The Big Number: 3 or more hours a day of social media use hurts youths’ mental health – https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/the-big-number-3-or-more-hours-a-day-of-social-media-use-hurts-youths-mental-health/2019/09/27/043c7dc0-e06f-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html

7/19/19 – Is teen sexting cause for concern, or no big deal? How to help kids stay safe online. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/07/19/is-teen-sexting-cause-concern-or-no-big-deal-how-help-kids-stay-safe-online/?utm_term=.11a145ef8796

3/14/19 – YouTube says it bans preteens from its site. But it’s still delivering troubling content to young children. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/14/youtube-says-it-bans-preteens-its-site-its-still-delivering-troubling-content-young-children/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.690d5c52a4c3

2/24/19 -A pediatrician exposes suicide tips for children hidden in videos on YouTube and YouTube Kids – https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/24/pediatrician-exposes-suicide-tips-children-hidden-videos-youtube-youtube-kids/?utm_term=.28223ce9e8bf&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

12/14/18 – What parents need to know before buying Google Home or Amazon Echo – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/14/what-parents-need-know-before-buying-google-home-or-amazon-echo/?utm_term=.50313bd190e0&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

12/10/18 – How a cellphone contract helped us teach our daughter to use technology responsibly – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/10/how-cellphone-contract-helped-us-teach-our-daughter-use-technology-responsibly/?utm_term=.c762ebbec341&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

10/26/18 – How to help kids recognize, and handle, online hate speech – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/11/26/how-help-kids-recognize-handle-online-hate-speech/?utm_term=.f7eea98d016b&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

10/15/18 – Everything parents need to know about esports – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/10/12/everything-parents-need-know-about-esports/?utm_term=.4e794120783f&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

10/13/18 – Worry about what screens are doing to your young child’s brain? Here’s help. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/11/13/worry-about-what-screens-are-doing-your-young-childs-brain-heres-help/?utm_term=.126df9abd93e

10/8/18 -Do your kids Venmo? Here’s how to keep their mobile wallets safe. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/10/08/do-your-kids-venmo-heres-how-to-keep-their-mobile-wallets-safe/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f8d9efb21682&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

9/27/18 – Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance – https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/27/study-links-restricting-screen-time-kids-higher-mental-performance/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8252855f7127&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

9/26/18 – I won’t give my ninth-grader a smartphone. Should I worry about her not fitting in? – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/i-wont-give-my-ninth-grader-a-smartphone-should-i-worry-about-her-not-fitting-in/2018/09/25/ef43ebbc-baac-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html?utm_term=.05afd0d85226&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

9/22/18 – Schools are banning smartphones. Here’s an argument for why they shouldn’t — and what they should do instead. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/09/21/schools-are-banning-smartphones-heres-an-argument-why-they-shouldnt-what-they-should-do-instead/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4f6f0778980d&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

9/18/18 – Want to stop students from using their smartphones in class? Ironically, there’s an app for that. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2018/09/18/want-stop-students-zoning-out-class-with-their-smartphones-ironically-theres-an-app-that/?utm_term=.d3fca76152e3

9/13/18 – New report: Most teens say social media makes them feel better, not worse, about themselves – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/09/13/new-report-most-teens-say-social-media-makes-them-feel-better-not-worse-about-themselves/?utm_term=.e3d4662391f6&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

9/6/18 – Google researchers say the tech industry has contributed to an ‘attention crisis’ – https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/05/google-researchers-say-tech-industry-has-contributed-an-attention-crisis/?utm_term=.24472accb80a&wpisrc=nl_cybersecurity202&wpmm=1

9/3/18 – From penny press to Snapchat: Parents fret through the ages – https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/from-penny-press-to-snapchat-parents-fret-through-the-ages/2018/09/03/ab3d98ca-af97-11e8-8b53-50116768e499_story.html?utm_term=.679890861a3b

8/31/18 – U.S. students need a cellphone detox – https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/us-students-need-a-cellphone-detox/2018/08/31/06d45faa-a644-11e8-b76b-d513a40042f6_story.html?utm_term=.ca2203a59552

8/10/2018 – Retailers are marketing directly to kids shopping on their smartphones – https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2018/08/09/408708ec-9bf9-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html?utm_term=.d603df806dc0

7/11/2018 – How Europe’s ‘right to be forgotten’ could protect kids’ online privacy in the U.S. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/07/11/how-europes-right-to-be-forgotten-could-protect-kids-online-privacy-in-the-u-s/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bde4d5b6f23f

6/17/18 – Rebel developers are trying to cure our smartphone addiction — with an app – https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/rebel-developers-are-trying-to-cure-our-smartphone-addiction–with-an-app/2018/06/17/153e2282-6a81-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html?utm_term=.b9c51edeb0d7

6/13/2018 – How emoji can kill: As gangs move online, social media fuel violence – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/06/13/how-emoji-can-kill-as-gangs-move-online-social-media-fuels-violence/

6/7/2018 – At Google, ‘responsibility’ upstages new technology – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/07/at-google-responsibility-upstages-new-technology/

6/1/2018 – From Facebook to Amazon, these are the default privacy settings you should change – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/06/01/hands-off-my-data-15-default-privacy-settings-you-should-change-right-now/

5/14/18 – Instagram, Snapchat, Fortnite: The distractions are endless. Here’s how to help kids cope. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/05/14/how-to-help-kids-and-adults-learn-to-manage-their-digital-workflow/?utm_term=.0c209ba32702

5/8/2018 – 145 million Social Security numbers, 99 million addresses and more: Every type of personal data Equifax lost to hackers, by the numbers – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/08/every-type-of-personal-data-equifax-lost-to-hackers-by-the-numbers/?utm_term=.dca02bee9d01

5/8/2018 – Google I/O: Android P phones get “wind down” and “shush” modes to help curb smartphone addiction – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/08/google-wants-to-cure-your-smartphone-addiction/

5/8/2018 – Google unveils take-a-break technology at annual conference – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/08/from-pretty-please-mode-to-digital-wellbeing-google-unveils-tech-with-a-responsible-message/

5/8/2018 – Is cyberbullying of students like bomb threats or protected speech? A court weighs the issue – https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/is-cyberbullying-of-students-like-bomb-threats-or-protected-speech-a-court-weighs-the-issue/2018/05/08/e0a88800-522f-11e8-9c91-7dab596e8252_story.html

4/10/18 – The personality traits that put you at risk for smartphone addiction, according to science – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/04/10/the-personality-traits-that-put-you-at-risk-for-smartphone-addiction-according-to-science/?utm_term=.cfb8fc489cb7

4/6/2018 – The new lesson plan for elementary school: Surviving the Internet – https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-new-lesson-plan-for-elementary-school-surviving-the-internet/2018/04/06/8b4a8202-0417-494b-a72b-792221e08e3b_story.html

4/5/2018 – Facebook and the very real problem of keeping student data private – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/04/05/facebook-and-the-very-real-problem-of-keeping-student-data-private/

3/19/2018 – Hey, Melania Trump, here’s how you could actually help stop cyberbullying – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/19/hey-melania-trump-heres-how-you-could-actually-help-stop-cyberbullying/

3/15/2018 – Apple has tips for parents wrestling with screen time, but still no new tools to help them – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/15/apple-has-tips-for-parents-wrestling-with-screen-time-but-still-no-new-tools-to-help-them/?utm_term=.9fd8e9157e55

3/13/2018 – A state lawmaker says he has a way to stop bullies: Fine their parents up to $750 – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/03/13/a-state-lawmaker-says-he-has-a-way-to-stop-bullies-fine-their-parents-500/?utm_term=.8f8fc4f5fa7d

3/8/2018 – They survived a school shooting only to wage battle in some of the nastiest corners of the Internet – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/08/the-parkland-survivors-are-children-remember-that-when-they-go-viral/?utm_term=.fab6328abc6e

3/8/2018 – To get rural kids online, Microsoft wants to put Internet access on school buses – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/03/08/to-get-rural-kids-online-microsoft-wants-to-put-internet-access-on-school-buses/?utm_term=.fb4e0f17a54f

3/5/2018 – Schools are trying to watch students’ social media feeds to predict danger. That doesn’t usually work. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/03/05/monitoring-kids-social-media-accounts-wont-prevent-the-next-school-shooting/?utm_term=.dfdb9fc641ca

3/1/2018 – Can tech fix its own future? – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/03/01/can-tech-fix-its-own-future/?utm_term=.19c1c5eceb47

2/27/2018 – A new study shows one in fourteens are sexting. Relax, experts say, it’s mostly normal. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/27/a-new-study-shows-one-in-four-teens-are-sexting-relax-experts-say-its-mostly-normal/

2/24/2018 – A father told police his son was posting photos of guns. Investigators found something worse. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/24/a-father-told-police-his-son-was-posting-photos-of-guns-investigators-found-something-worse/?utm_term=.b2ffe98b2332

2/23/2018 – Dear Silicon Valley, we need your help – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/02/23/dear-silicon-valley-we-need-your-help/?utm_term=.a4a6c5b44455

1/22/2018 – To ban or not to ban: Teachers grapple with forcing students to disconnect from technology – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/01/22/to-ban-or-not-to-ban-teachers-cope-with-students-driven-to-distraction-by-technology/

11/21/2017 – More middle-school girls are inflicting self-pain. Experts say it might be because of smartphones – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/11/21/more-middle-school-girls-are-inflicting-self-pain-experts-say-it-might-be-because-of-smartphones/

11/17/2017 – Teenage depression and suicide are way up — and so is smartphone use – https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/teenage-depression-and-suicide-are-way-up–and-so-is-smartphone-use/2017/11/17/624641ea-ca13-11e7-8321-481fd63f174d_story.html

10/22/2017 – These middle school students pretended to rape black classmates on Snapchat – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/10/22/these-middle-school-students-pretended-to-rape-black-classmates-on-snapchat/

8/24/2017 – Melinda Gates: I spent my career in technology. I wasn’t prepared for its effect on my kids. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2017/08/24/melinda-gates-i-spent-my-career-in-technology-i-wasnt-prepared-for-its-effect-on-my-kids/?utm_term=.a3f44eee01f9

7/27/2017 – We tested apps for children. Half failed to protect their data. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/07/27/we-tested-apps-for-children-half-failed-to-protect-their-data/

6/10/2017 – Children whose parents spend time on mobile devices have more behavior issues – https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/children-whose-parents-spend-time-on-mobile-devices-have-more-behavior-issues/2017/06/09/863f8482-4c6c-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html?utm_term=.029576a7773e

12/6/2016 – Parents who want kids to get off their phones should look in the mirror first – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/12/06/parents-who-want-kids-to-get-off-their-phones-should-look-in-the-mirror-first/

9/8/2016 – Protecting your kids online takes a lot more than tracking their devices – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/09/08/how-can-parents-protect-their-children-online/

9/6/2016 – The 7th grader’s sext was meant to impress him. Then he shared it. It nearly destroyed her. – https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2016/09/06/the-sext-was-meant-to-impress-him-instead-it-nearly-destroyed-her/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4f2ed624ad11

3/12/2015 – Offline and out of touch in the Senate – https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/offline-and-out-of-touch-in-the-senate/2015/03/12/d2509956-c8f2-11e4-aa1a-86135599fb0f_story.html

The New York Times

4/8/24 – Teen Girls Confront an Epidemic of Deepfake Nudes in Schools – https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/technology/deepfake-ai-nudes-westfield-high-school.html

3/25/24 – The Online Degradation of Women and Girls That We Meet With a Shrug – https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/opinion/deepfake-sex-videos.html

3/19/24 – The Internet Is a Wasteland, So Give Kids Better Places to Go – https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/opinion/internet-kids-social-media.html

10/26/20 – Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat? – https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/well/family/Youtube-children-junk-food-child-obesity.html

2/8/20 – The Role of Memes in Teen Culture – https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/well/family/memes-teens-coronavirus-wwiii-parents.html?referringSource=articleShare

9/19/19 – Ask NYT Parenting: I Use My Phone for Everything. Is That Harming My Kids? – https://parenting.nytimes.com/culture/phones-parents?module=ptg-onsite-share&type=email

9/5/19 – How to Safeguard Children Against Cyberbullying – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/well/family/how-to-safeguard-children-against-cyberbullying.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

8/6/19 – Is Your Child a Digital Addict? Here’s What You Can Do. – https://parenting.nytimes.com/childrens-health/child-screen-time?smid=nytcore-ios-share

7/6/19 – Now Some Families Are Hiring Coaches to Help Them Raise Phone-Free Children – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/06/style/parenting-coaches-screen-time-phones.html

5/29/19 – Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/technology/cell-phone-usage.html

5/9/19 –Amazon Flunks Children’s Privacy, Advocacy Groups Charge – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/technology/amazon-childrens-privacy-echo-dot-kids.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ct_20190509&nl=technology&nl_art=5&nlid=23458090emc%3Dedit_ct_20190509&ref=headline&te=1

4/6/19 – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fortnite – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/opinion/sunday/fortnite-social-play-children.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

3/2/19 –Momo Is as Real as We’ve Made Her- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/style/momo-mania-hoax.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

10/26/18 – The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected – – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/style/digital-divide-screens-schools.html

10/26/18 – A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley – – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/style/phones-children-silicon-valley.html

10/26/18 – Silicon Valley Nannies Are Phone Police for Kids – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/style/silicon-valley-nannies.html

9/20/18 – Let Teenagers Sleep In – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/opinion/sunday/sleep-school-start-time-screens-teenagers.html

9/11/18 – How Game Apps That Captivate Kids Have Been Collecting Their Data – https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/12/technology/kids-apps-data-privacy-google-twitter.html

9/7/18 – The Big Myth About Teenage Anxiety – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/opinion/sunday/teenager-anxiety-phones-social-media.html

9/5/18 – How to Limit Kids’ Tech Use – https://www.nytimes.com/guides/smarterliving/family-technology?em_pos=large&emc=edit_ct_20180906&nl=technology&nlid=23458090edit_ct_20180906&ref=headline&te=1

8/14/2018 – Finding It Hard to Focus? Maybe It’s Not Your Fault – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/style/how-can-i-focus-better.html

7/11/2018 – I Used Apple’s New Controls to Limit a Teenager’s iPhone Time (and It Worked!) – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/technology/personaltech/apple-iphone-screen-time.html

3/12/2018 – Teenagers Are Sexting — Now What? – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/well/family/teens-are-sexting-now-what.html

3/8/2018 – Are iPhones Bad for Kids? – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/books/review/are-iphones-bad-for-kids.html

3/3/2018 – Your Kid’s Phone Is Not Like a Cigarette – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/opinion/sunday/kids-technology-addiction-screentime.html

2/21/2018 – Limiting the Influence of Tech When You Report on It – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/technology/personaltech/limiting-influence-tech.html

2/21/2018 – When Is a Child Instagram-Ready? – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/well/family/children-technology-instagram-youtube.html

2/7/2018 – What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/magazine/teenagers-learning-online-porn-literacy-sex-education.html

2/4/2018 – Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/technology/early-facebook-google-employees-fight-tech.html

1/23/2018 – 5 No-Phone Zones for Parents and Kids Alike – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/well/family/5-no-phone-zones-for-parents-and-kids-alike.html

1/17/2018 – Is Your Child a Phone ‘Addict’? – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/well/family/is-your-child-a-phone-addict.html

1/8/2018 – Tech Backlash Grows as Investors Press Apple to Act on Children’s Use – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/technology/apple-tech-children-jana-calstrs.html

1/2/2018 – Teenagers, Stop Asking for Nude Photos – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/well/family/teenagers-stop-asking-for-nude-photos.html

9/17/2017 – Guide to Modern Parenting – Well Guides – https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/guide-to-modern-parenting

6/7/2017 – The Secret Social Media Lives of Teenagers – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/well/family/the-secret-social-media-lives-of-teenagers.html

5/13/2017 – How Google Took Over the Classroom – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/technology/google-education-chromebooks-schools.html

3/13/2017 – Are Teenagers Replacing Drugs With Smartphones? – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/health/teenagers-drugs-smartphones.html

11/22/2016 – Is Social Media Disconnecting Us From the Big Picture? – https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/magazine/is-social-media-disconnecting-us-from-the-big-picture.html

11/4/2016 – Young Adolescents as Likely to Die From Suicide as From Traffic Accidents – https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/health/suicide-adolescents-traffic-deaths.html

11/28/2015 – Addicted to Distraction – https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/opinion/sunday/addicted-to-distraction.html

7/13/15 – How to Cut Children’s Screen Time? Say No to Yourself First. – https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/how-to-cut-childrens-screen-time-say-no-to-yourself-first/

11/9/13 – They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets. – https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/business/they-loved-your-gpa-then-they-saw-your-tweets.html

6/28/13 – Dangers of Distracted Walking – https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/dangers-of-distracted-walking/

Wall Street Journal

11/3/23 – His Job Was to Make Instagram Safe for Teens. His 14-Year-Old Showed Him What the App Was Really Like. – https://www.wsj.com/tech/instagram-facebook-teens-harassment-safety-5d991be1?st=3jzvuu8142v5kza&reflink=article_copyURL_share

9/8/21 – How TikTok Serves Up Sex and Drug Videos to Minors – https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-algorithm-sex-drugs-minors-11631052944

5/14/21 – To Be Young and Pessimistic in America – https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-be-young-and-pessimistic-in-america-11621019488

2/22/20 – Don’t Talk to Strangers? These Apps Encourage It. – https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-talk-to-strangers-these-apps-encourage-it-11582347631

2/18/20 – Teens Are Deleting Instagrams Almost as Fast as They Post Them – https://www.wsj.com/articles/teens-are-deleting-instagrams-almost-as-fast-as-they-post-them-11582021801?utm_campaign=wp_the_technology_202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_technology202

6/4/19 – Safe Space or Police State: How Far Should You Go in Monitoring Your Kids Online? – https://www.wsj.com/articles/safe-space-or-police-state-how-far-should-you-go-in-monitoring-your-kids-online-11559640600

6/4/19 -Don’t Over-Monitor Your Kids, Say Readers – https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-over-monitor-your-kids-say-readers-11559694903?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1

5/14/19 – Teens Smuggle Burner Phones to Defy Parents – https://www.wsj.com/articles/teens-smuggle-burner-phones-to-defy-parents-11557826201

12/21/18 – How Fortnite Triggered an Unwinnable War Between Parents and Their Boys – https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-fortnite-triggered-an-unwinnable-war-between-parents-and-their-boys-11545397200?emailToken=36a9179aceb537f9448ef84204069f8dMcT5Sin5BDs6aVH8KP58RL5bPoXBmP1xe6XB/vUL5KeMbSJ594Xt+FYyBhg19GOsPurppQmm/SxSiRggBgmTR7cd7UwLY1itl8eczya9fO7rOPNt3hAUU0OzYwMChk/kuHsLo1evgVEmb6gBwBeAzQ%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

9/11/18 – Apple Couldn’t Cure My iPhone Addiction – https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-screen-time-wont-cure-your-iphone-addictionwithout-self-control-1536670800?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=3

9/10/18 – Most Teens Prefer to Chat Online, Rather Than in Person – https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-teens-prefer-to-chat-online-than-in-person-survey-finds-1536597971?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2

7/31/18 – Ready, Aim, Hire a ‘Fortnite’ Coach: Parents Enlist Videogame Tutors for Their Children – https://www.wsj.com/articles/ready-aim-hire-a-fortnite-coach-parents-enlist-videogame-tutors-for-their-children-1533046708

5/4/2018 – The Teenage Social-Media Trap – https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-teenage-social-media-trap-1525444767

1/9/2018 – Silicon Valley Reconsiders the iPhone Era It Created – https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-reconsiders-the-iphone-era-it-created-1515493801

1/7/2018 – iPhones and Children Are a Toxic Pair, Say Two Big Apple Investors – https://www.wsj.com/articles/iphones-and-children-are-a-toxic-pair-say-two-big-apple-investors-1515358834

10/6/2017 – How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds – https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-smartphones-hijack-our-minds-1507307811

5/15/2017 – School Districts Warn Parents Over Suicide Social-Media Game – https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-districts-warn-parents-over-suicide-social-media-game-1494883715

11/21/2016 – Most Students Don’t Know When News is Fake, Stanford Study Finds – https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-students-dont-know-when-news-is-fake-stanford-study-finds-1479752576

The Stamford Advocate

9/25/18 – Stamford schools dial up learning value of cellphones in class – https://m.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Stamford-schools-dial-up-learning-value-of-13256483.php

12/19/2017 – Bullying still goes unreported – https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Data-shows-school-districts-likely-underreporting-12442208.php

10/18/2017 – Students, parents get a lesson in cyber bullying – https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Students-parents-get-a-lesson-in-cyber-bullying-12287378.php

Common Sense Media

2015 – “Send me a naked pic? 😉 …” “Promise not to share?” – https://www.beachwoodschools.org/Downloads/sexting_handbook_ce_1020_1_.pdf

FTC.gov/KidsOnline

May-18 – Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online – https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/sites/www.consumer.ftc.gov/files/netcetera_2018.pdf

JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page

10/2018 – How to Consider Screen Time Limits…for Parents – https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2696971

Associated Press

6/30/2018 – Do you really know what your kid’s doing on that smartphone? – https://apnews.com/6026d52334dc4fdbaef158cdbc28003d

11/14/2017 – Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link? – https://www.apnews.com/c8d46d63494d4871b2bbdfc45efc459e

Polygon.com

5/7/19 – Fortnite is free, but kids are getting bullied into spending money – https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/7/18534431/fortnite-rare-default-skins-bullying-harassment

Slate

5/17/2018 – Melania Trump Cyberbullying Booklet Appears to Be Copied From FTC Document Released During Obama Administration – https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/melania-trump-cyberbullying-booklet-apparently-copied.html

Fatherly.com

12/10/18 – The ’60 Minutes’ Screen Time Report Offered Parents Answers. There Are None. – https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/60-minutes-screen-time-anderson-cooper-science/

Chicago Sun Times

9/28/2015 – Apple sells 13 million new iPhones in 3 days – https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/apple-sells-13-million-new-iphones-in-3-days/

Pew Research

10/27/18 – Nearly one-in-five teens can’t always finish their homework because of the digital divide – http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/10/26/nearly-one-in-five-teens-cant-always-finish-their-homework-because-of-the-digital-divide/

9/27/18 – A Majority of Teens Have Experienced Some Form of Cyberbullying – http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/09/27/a-majority-of-teens-have-experienced-some-form-of-cyberbullying/

5/31/2018 – Teens, Social Media &Technology 2018 – http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/

Wiley Online Library

5/10/17 – Technoference: Parent Distraction With Technology and Associations With Child Behavior Problems – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cdev.12822?smid=nytcore-ios-share&

We The Parents

11/13/18 – This is a website with hidden record of ownership and no way to “Contact Us” – https://www.wetheparents.net

NPR

1/15/19 – Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says – https://www.npr.org/2019/01/15/679304393/forget-screen-time-rules-lean-in-to-parenting-your-wired-child?ft=nprml&f=1001

12/17/18 – Teen Girls And Their Moms Get Candid About Phones And Social Media – https://www.npr.org/2018/12/17/672976298/teen-girls-and-their-moms-get-candid-about-phones-and-social-media?ft=nprml&f=1001

11/16/18 – The Future Of Learning? Well, It’s Personal – https://www.npr.org/2018/11/16/657895964/the-future-of-learning-well-it-s-personal

Mashable

11/10/18 – The worst ‘social network’ is the one you can’t delete – https://mashable.com/article/group-texts-teens-mean/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29#YasKg0p4MGqy

CNBC

11/24/18 – Toys and apps often track your kids and collect information about them — here’s how to keep them safe – https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/23/connected-toys-privacy-risks.html

PC Magazine

1/18/19 – Unsealed Docs Will Detail How Facebook Made Money Off Children – https://www.pcmag.com/news/366067/unsealed-docs-will-detail-how-facebook-made-money-off-childr

Bloomberg

3/20/19 – Kidfluencers’ Rampant YouTube Marketing Creates Minefield for Google – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-20/kidfluencers-rampant-youtube-marketing-creates-minefield-for-google

The Atlantic

3/14/19 – The Hottest Chat App for Teens Is … Google Docs – https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/hottest-chat-app-teens-google-docs/584857/

July / August 2018 – The Dangers of Distracted Parenting – https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/the-dangers-of-distracted-parenting/561752/

ABC News (GMA)

3/5/20 /19 – I’m an assistant principal sick to my stomach from what I find on students’ phones – https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/assistant-principal-sick-stomach-finds-students-cellphones-69410272

Once Upon A Time. . .

Once upon a time in America, you could crank-up your car to chase the chickens around your front yard and you didn’t need a driver’s license or insurance.

Once upon a time, you could buy “snake oil” in America and you didn’t need FDA approval or clinical trials.

Once upon a time, you could buy a musket and you didn’t need a permit or a background check.

In each of those cases, the rules, laws, regulations, ordinances (call them whatever you like) changed for the safety and well-being of the general public.

To buy a computer, tablet or smartphone today, you don’t even need cash. You can take your pre-approved credit card, go online, and have it at your doorstep in two days.

So the question becomes whether the rules, laws, regulations, ordinances (call them whatever you like) for the safety and well-being of the general public need to change in regard to computers. Please ask Sony, Target, Home Depot, Experian, JP Morgan Chase and the Democratic Nation Committee – to name just a few – whether they think it might be time for change.

Venn And Now

venn parenting

When I was growing up, there were only two circles.

During dinner on Thursday night, my parents would make it VERY clear that if I didn’t say please and thank you at my sleepover Friday night, my next overnight adventure would happen when I went to college.

Today, we’ve added that third circle to the Venn Diagram. And while WE are trying to master all of this new “stuff” coming at us (and changing) constantly, we are SIMULTANEOUSLY trying to help / manage / instruct / guide / advise / regulate / control / direct / teach (pick your verb) that same technology for our children. It isn’t easy, and it doesn’t feel like there is much “plain English” help.

We’ve watched the proliferation of technology.

Now it seems like we need some education.