Has America Become Too Competitive?
Let’s be honest. America may be the most competitive country in the world (though China is rapidly catching up). Competitiveness lies at the heart of what has driven our country to become the best on Earth at so many things. Whether the space race, the arms race, the human genome race, or the rat race, […]
Read MoreKids Bored? Give Them an iPad?
A really important NY Times article about the influence of excessive technology use on children, in this case, using iPhones and iPads to placate kids when they get bored or cranky. If you want to read my take on it, read my post about what I call iPhone Syndrome.
Read MoreFace-to-Face Time = Healthier Children
A great NY Times article describing research demonstrating the importance of face-to-face time in children connecting with others and developing relationships. What’s fascinating about this article is that it doesn’t just explain the importance of “real” connection with other at psychological, emotional, and social levels, but rather its role biologically and even neurologically in our […]
Read MoreThe Ultramarathoner’s Ultramarathoner
Here is a NY Times article about a 25-year-0ld French ultramarathoner who is performing remarkable feats of endurance. Definitely worth a read.
Read MoreTeach Your Wired Children about Healthy Relationships
Technology, such as the Internet, smartphones, and social media, can have great benefits in helping your children form and maintain relationships. At the same time, if not used with limits and guidance by your children, such use may prevent them from developing the essential relationship qualities and skills that have allowed us to make real […]
Read MoreParenting: What is Technology Doing to Your Children’s Friendships?
As your children develop and enter the social world outside of your home, their peers’ importance to them will grow. In fact, as your children progress through high school, their peer group will exert a sometimes dismayingly great influence over them as you feel your own relationship with them diminish. Basically, being accepted and liked […]
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