6 04, 2017

FREE Prime Ski Racing iPhone App

By | April 6th, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Just a reminder that the FREE Prime Ski Racing iPhone app is available for download from the App Store. The app provides you with the useful information and practical tools you need to be mentally prepared to ski your fastest and achieve your ski racing goals. All of this in your iPhone. 1. Allows you [...]

13 10, 2015

Is the American Academy of Pediatrics Copping Out on Kids’ Screen Time?

By | October 13th, 2015|Categories: Parenting, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

According to a recent article titled, “Pediatricians to tweak ‘outdated’ screen time recommendations for kids,” the American Academy of Pediatrics, that esteemed organization charged with protecting the health and well-being of children, has decided that their recommendations of limited screen time—basically no screen time for children under 2 years old and only two hours a [...]

26 08, 2014

Are Young People Losing Their Ability to Read Emotions?

By | August 26th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

An interesting new study was just published that suggests that children who have little or no screen time are able to read the emotions of others better than those who spend considerable time in front of a screen. Though the sample for the study was small, its implications are disturbing, namely, that the decline in [...]

25 07, 2014

Technology is Making Us Dumber

By | July 25th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Very much in line with my own views on the overuse of technology, this article describes 8 Ways Technology Makes Us Stupid. I'm quite sure that the majority of us can relate to each of the eight.  

28 05, 2014

Taylor Quoted in Article about Children’s Use of Technology

By | May 28th, 2014|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I was recently quoted in a newspaper article about the role of technology in children's lives. I was in the minority opinion based on those the writer interviewed. What do you think? Whose side are you on (hopefully, your children's)?

21 05, 2014

Are Opportunity Costs Children’s Real Problem with Technology?

By | May 21st, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |7 Comments

There are a lot of “techno-evangelists” out there spreading the gospel of technology as the cure for all of our ills. For this group, technology can do no wrong. At the same time, there are plenty of Chicken Littles running around saying that our cultural, social, and educational sky is falling. For this group, technology is the ill that needs to be cured. I place myself firmly in the middle of these two camps. Think of me as the Paul Revere of the 21st century—“The techies are coming!” I believe that technology is inherently neither good nor bad. But neutral does not mean it is benign. As with most things in life, technology is healthy or harmful depending on how it is used. One challenge for us is technology enters our lives before we can know what effect it will actually have on us. The speed at which technology is becoming deeply woven into the very fabric of our lives is breathtaking; as if we’re holding onto the railing of a caboose of a runaway train. Innovations are launched and become a part of our culture so quickly that there isn’t time to step back and consider the implications of new technology on us. It is only in the rearview mirror that we can see whether a technological advancement has been beneficial or damaging. And by then it’s too late to go back; the new technology is already irreversibly embedded in our individual and societal psyches.

16 04, 2014

Can Technology Save Itself from Itself?

By | April 16th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

With the 20th anniversary of the birth of Internet just passed, I thought it a good time to step back and reflect on the role of technology in our present lives and the role it may play in the future. There is no doubt that the technological developments of the past two decades made possible [...]

28 10, 2013

Latest News: Scary Survey of Tech Use Among Young Children

By | October 28th, 2013|Categories: Latest News|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

This disturbing article describes the growing use of technology (e.g., tablets, smartphones, apps) among very young children (0-8 years old). Here's a scary quote, from a physician no less: "I know if I need Zoe to be quiet for an hour, I can hand her the iPad and I won’t hear from her,” said Dr. [...]