Since 2012, I have been a general contributor to The Huffington Post.
Articles Written
Sleeping With Technology: Harming Your Brain One Night at a Time
Sadly, most children, teens and adults are not getting close to the recommended night’s sleep and you can see this clearly in futile attempts to sleep in on the weekends to pay off our mounting “sleep debt.” (May 12, 2016)
ADHD and Technology: Helping Our Children Reclaim Their Focus and Attention
Immediate gratification is most certainly one of the reasons for a child or a teenager not being able to pay attention in school and it is a powerful one. How can school, even when technology is added as part of the curriculum, ever compare to the lure of an action video game? (November 5, 2014)
Our Obsessive Relationship With Technology
And I find it amusing (and somewhat disconcerting) that people make excuses to escape whoever they are supposed to be spending time with so that they can check in with other people who may not even be real-life friends. (October 17, 2014)
Keeping Your Family ‘Brain Healthy’ in an Always Connected World
There is now ample evidence that technology and our busy lives overly stimulate our brains. And most family members are immersed in technology all day long, often for hours on end without a break. (March 19, 2014)
You Don’t Need a Digital Detox: You Just Need to Learn to Set Limits and Boundaries
A detox is an interesting idea but, quite honestly, it does not tackle the problem that our brain is often the culprit in setting up a feeling that we must constantly check in with our virtual worlds or we will miss out on something important. (July 23, 2013)
Game Changers But Not Brain Changers
With technology evolving so rapidly and our brains remaining the same, we have to learn to covet our most prized possession — our humanware. (July 5, 2013)
My suggestion is to be that unique parent that talks to your children about dangers and works with your child from a young age to build their trust. That way, when they receive a communication that makes them feel uncomfortable , they will talk to you, their parent, about it. (May 6, 2013)
How Much Technology Should You Let Your Child Use?
The critical questions are: Is this bad for our children? Is it wrong to provide them the most up-to-date tools for both entertainment and teaching? Is it wrong to want to see our children smile and grin as they watch their favorite videos? (April 24, 2013)
The TALK Model of Parenting High-Tech Children, Teens and Young Adults
In a typical family system there should be a hierarchy of knowledge and power with the parents at the top and the children at the bottom. When it comes to technology, however, often that hierarchy gets turned upside down. (November 19, 2012)
Helping Your Children Study Amidst Distracting Technologies
Our study found that if a student checked Facebook just once during the 15-minute study period, he or she had a lower GPA. (November 9, 2012)