Dear Dr. Buckingham, My husband and I have different views about age appropriateness when it comes to the use of cell phones by our children.When is it appropriate to give a child access to your cell phone? What if one parent does not think the child will read his or her text messages? What if it makes his or her spouse uncomfortable? Should an 11 or 12 year old have access … [Read more...]
10 Ways “Phubbing” is Hurting Your Family
You’ve finally found a babysitter to stay with the kids, so you can enjoy a night out with your boo. But during the car ride to the restaurant, you are checking your Facebook status updates instead of talking to your husband in the car. At the restaurant, they ask you to wait 15 minutes (despite your reservation) and your husband starts checking work emails while you both sit … [Read more...]
8 Signs You’re Missing Your Kid’s Childhood and 10 Ways to Fix It
By: Lia Miller So we live in the digital age and more relationships than ever are started in the virtual medium. Nothing necessarily wrong there; that's life today. However, there is one area in life where a virtual relationship won't work and where, in fact, living virtually is actually the biggest impediment to a real relationship - the one with your … [Read more...]
7 Indicators that Technology is Killing Your Marriage?
On Valentine’s Day my husband gave me this tiny piece of artwork to put on my desk—something to make me laugh. Do you know what it says? It says, “Love you more than my iPhone.” Honesty, it had me cracking up because if the two of us aren’t mindful about our habits, someone can definitely be left feeling like they are competing with the iPhone for some love. Technology is an … [Read more...]
5 Days of Hashtags Busy Professionals Can Use to Connect with Their Family
Mr. and Ms. working professionals, what is the most important thing in your life next to your faith? Most of you would proudly say your children, spouse, or family. And you have a full house of family, food, and joy during the holiday season to prove it. But as you know, the high costs associated with your family being the most important thing in your life sometimes competes … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Use Your Phone to Keep the Communication and Sexiness Flowing in Your Marriage
I will be married for two years this November. Super stoked. Getting to a place of peace, respect, and intimacy, though, took a lot of deliberate practice, a lot of mistakes, and a lot of trial and error. (Anyone that says that marriage should be effortless and not require work needs to take a seat…all the way in the back.) In the last two years, I have found that marriage … [Read more...]
Teens Create App to Document Police Interactions
In the wake of recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, three Georgia teens are taking their protest to programming by creating an app called "Five-O" for users to record, submit and share encounters with police. The mobile app, created by siblings Caleb, 14, Asha, 15, and Ima Christian, 16, gives users the opportunity "to record and store data from every encounter with law … [Read more...]
It’s Coming: In-Car Wi-Fi Is About to Change Your Family’s Life
It's not the Jetsons yet, but we're getting close. Chevrolet has announced that they will become the first automotive company to bring 4G LTE Wi-Fi into their cars, trucks and crossover vehicles. If you're a techie or Internet junkie like me and my family, then you're literally foaming at the mouth and thinking of all of the ways that you can use this technology. Or, … [Read more...]
Is Technology to Blame for the Demise of Courtship?
Has dating become a thing of the past? An article by Clutch will lead you to believe that the notion of dating just might be on its way out, and we may want to thank technology for that one. Take a moment to reflect on the past decade or so of your own life and the role technology has played when it has come to dating. At one time in our lives when we met a guy or girl and … [Read more...]
Who Wears The (Tech) Pants In The Family?
by Terrance Gaines I was scanning my Twitter stream the other day and I came across a tweet from a colleague who was venting her frustrations. She was concerned with the comments of another woman who was discussing her project in a meeting, mentioning that her husband is the techie in the family. But I'm not sure this is what the "project lady" meant by "my … [Read more...]
Should Children Read From Tablets Or Old School Books?
Tablets have been growing in popularity the past couple of years. From Nooks, to Kindles, to iPads, children are seeing more of these options advertised on TV and they're finding their way on Christmas lists everywhere. While some parents may feel like it's a huge expense, others are finding these electronics to be of a huge educational benefit, allowing their children to not … [Read more...]
“If I Were a Poor Black Kid†– Is Technology All That’s Standing In Black Kids’ Way?
Forbes contributor, Gene Marks, latest article, "If I Were a Poor Black Kid," is causing quite a commotion in the blogosphere and is quickly making the rounds on the major news outlets as well as social media sites. Marks, who writes mostly articles on technology, decided to put himself in the shoes of a "poor black kid from West Philadelphia" and described how he'd use … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Make the Most of New Tech Gadgets
by Dr. Erica Stevens Technology has truly changed the way our children learn and play. The latest e-reader, video game or camera is likely on your child's gift list this holiday season. However, it can be a challenge determining which gadget is the best buy for your family. When investing in tech products, it's also important to look at how it can help provide a … [Read more...]
Angela Benton of CNN’s Black in America 4 Tells Us How To Get Our Daughters Into Technology
Before launching BlackandMarriedWithKids.com in December 2007, there were two conversations that I had that gave me massive insight into the blogging world and whether my concept for a site based on promoting black marriage would be viable or not. One of those conversations was with the woman you see pictured above Angela Benton (@abenton on Twitter). Since that time we've … [Read more...]
Put Down The iPod, Pick Up A Pencil: Why Handwriting Makes Kids Smarter
When was the last time you wrote out a letter by hand? With technology changing so rapidly, we're all texting, typing, and using touch screens more than ever before. But we have to ask: Is all this technology helping our kids get smarter? New research suggests that it's not going to be helpful long term. From Yahoo! Shine: Indiana University researchers tracked brain … [Read more...]