Gary, 1983, Moore’s Law & Sex Robots
I think the year was 1983. My boss at NCR Corporation introduced me to a small, round gentleman with thinning hair and dark rimmed glasses named Gary. He was nearing [...]
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A Wired Family Update: Your Child & Twitch
In this video we will look at one of the fastest growing content and technologies being adopted by teens: video game live streaming platforms such as twitch and its [...]
Please Share Your Family’s Social Media Story
Do you have a story about how your child, grandchild or relative has been adversely impacted by social media or media in general? The depiction of girls and young women as [...]
The Secret to Making Family Life Easier, From the Moms at Sittercity
NOTE: Occasionally, we get requests to post content from other blogs or articles. Generally we limit content that is not developed or written by Mary Beth and I. However, the [...]
A Wired Family Update: Teens & Pornography
First, please allow me to explain why I am so animated in this video. For almost 8 years I have been working with kids and their parents on issues related to technology and [...]
A WIRED FAMILY UPDATE: Mom, Dad! Put Down Your Phone!
If you were stopped on the street by a reporter who asked, “what is the most important thing in your life, most of us would say “family.” Yet in practice, that might [...]
A Wired Family Update: Your Child & The Dark Web
Over the past year, I’ve heard several questions from students concerning the dark web. Three years ago I doubt any teen or tween had ever heard of this alternative [...]
A Wired Family Update: Virtual Reality Porn & Your Child
The past few weeks we have been busy traveling throughout Ohio and Kentucky presenting to students, parents and healthcare professionals on the issues related to the constant [...]
A Wired Family App Update: CRISIS TEXT LINE
As I mentioned in our program on the MY3 app, an American Academy of Pediatrics report from July 2016, stated that Insert Graphic 2 suicide is the sec ond-leading cause [...]
A Wired Family App Update: Tumblr
I’ve been using Tumblr to distribute my articles for about two years. However, I’ve spent very little time reading other people’s content… until recently… and [...]