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Richard Freed | Richard Freed - Part 2
Posted by Richard Freed on August 21st, 2017 in Phones in School, Tech Overuse and Emotional Problems, Technology and Family
Understanding why our kids' wired lives put them at risk is essential so we can provide them positive alternatives.
Posted by Richard Freed on June 28th, 2017 in Digital-age parenting, Tech Addiction, Video Game Addiction
Cam Adair, the founder of the remarkable resource Game Quitters, interviews me for his podcast.
Posted by Richard Freed on May 24th, 2017 in Achievement Gap, Digital-age parenting, Smartphones, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Exec Parenting
In the Huffington Post, I appeal to Bill and Melinda Gates--who set strong screen and phone limits on their own kids--to use their incredible influence to help America's parents set tech limits.
Posted by Richard Freed on January 13th, 2017 in Digital-age parenting, technology and racial achievement gap, Technology's Impact on Academic Success
What do the Obamas know about raising kids in a digital age that most American parents don't?
Posted by Richard Freed on December 6th, 2016 in Digital-age parenting, Phones in School, Smartphones, Teen depression
My Huffington Post article calling attention to a broken childhood in the digital age--reflected in a generation of depressed, often self-mutilating kids who also struggle in school--and what needs to be done to fix it.
Posted by Richard Freed on August 15th, 2016 in Digital-age parenting, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Parenting, Technology and Family
Why an "old-fashioned" approach works best to raise children in the digital age.
Posted by Richard Freed on August 11th, 2016 in Digital-age parenting, Tech Addiction, Technology and Family, Video Game Addiction
The mother's story of her video-game-addicted son in this CNN article and video clip (embedded below) are both tragic and compelling.
Posted by Richard Freed on July 23rd, 2016 in Tech and Academic Performance, Video Game Addiction, Video games and college success
Melanie Hempe of Families Managing Media describes the hazards video game overuse and addiction poses to the college-bound.
Posted by Richard Freed on July 19th, 2016 in Digital-age parenting, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Overuse and Emotional Problems, Tech Parenting, Technology and Family
The Huffington Post published Dr. Freed's article on popular myths that are denying preteens and teens the families they need to live happy, productive lives.
Posted by Richard Freed on July 12th, 2016 in Smartphones, Technology and Family, Technology and Nature
Interviewed in this New York Times' article, I raise questions about how the gaming craze of Pokémon Go will affect children.
Posted by Richard Freed on July 3rd, 2016 in Phones in School, Tech Addiction, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Policy
Tim Walker of the National Education Association (NEA) interviewed me for this article on the possible upsides and downsides of phones in school.
Posted by Richard Freed on June 18th, 2016 in Tech and Academic Performance, Technology and Family, Video Game Addiction
Dr. Richard Freed is featured on this Scalar Learning podcast. In this episode, he describes how video game addiction undermines children's academic success.
Posted by Richard Freed on June 9th, 2016 in Phones in School, racial achievement gap, Smartphones, Tech Policy
The forces pushing to get phones out of school are powerful, as I describe in this Huffington Post article.
Posted by Richard Freed on April 27th, 2016 in Phones in School, racial achievement gap, Smartphones, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Policy
Writer and teacher Paul Barnwell takes a balanced look at the effects of kids using phones in school in this compelling article in the Atlantic.