Articles Tagged: Kids & Tech

Virtual learning shouldn't involve a lot of adult intervention. For the most part, you want to be able to create a hands-off learning environment where students are as self-sustaining as...

A while back, I had a coworker who constantly clipped his fingernails in the cubicle next to mine. I don’t work in one of those super trendy, everyone-gather-in-the-open-concept-kitchen-at-2pm-for-kombucha-and-a-presentation-about-essential-oils companies, so...

“Mom!” I heard my 5-year-old daughter yell from somewhere else in the house. I was in my home office, participating in a team meeting on Zoom (our new quarantine normal). ...

Imaginary play is awesome. And stop-motion animation can take this kind of world-building activity to the next level. How do I know? Our six-year-old son, Arias Freund, has become a...

When you start googling out of fear, it's not likely to end well. This dad has great advice when it comes to googling fears—just don't.

While teaching a lesson on stress the other day in class, I posed a question to my 7th graders:  “Do you think you have more or less stress than your...

Teen phone monitoring is never a good idea when it's mostly for a parent's curiosity. Let's give teens some privacy back.

With all the different information sources out there, media literacy is essential. Get tips for teaching your kids and students about this important topic.

We need to stop normalizing child monitoring and surveillance. Let's show our kids and teens that we actually have some trust in them.

Build soft skills and find great teachable moments when you're in public with your little one. Here are seven great scenarios.

There's been a lot of focus on how technology is changing kids' relationships with each other, and the need for parents to closely monitor their kids' interactions online. But what...