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Posted by Richard Freed on April 28th, 2019 in Digital-age parenting, Smartphones, Tech Exec Parenting
The Wall Street Journal graciously asked me to write an article about why parents should come together in groups such as Wait Until 8th and Concord Promise to push back the age when kids get smartphones, with a counter argument taken by Alexandra Samuel.
Posted by Richard Freed on August 22nd, 2018 in Persuasive design, Persuasive Technology, Smartphones, Tech Addiction
Multiple national news outlets brought attention to the effort I am undertaking with leading psychologists and the Children's Screen Time Action Network to ask that psychologists not be involved in the development of video games and social media products that hook kids.
Posted by Richard Freed on May 14th, 2018 in Persuasive design, Persuasive Technology, Smartphones, Tech Addiction, Tech Parenting
Pedram Shojai, The Urban Monk, interviews me for his podcast about the power and impact of technology in our children's and even in our own lives.
Posted by Richard Freed on December 15th, 2017 in Digital-age parenting, Smartphones, Tech Addiction, Tech Exec Parenting, Technology and Family, Video Game Addiction, Wired Child
Dr. Freed, author of Wired Child, on Fox Mornings on 2 talking about the choice to get kids smartphones and other devices for the holidays.
Posted by Richard Freed on November 8th, 2017 in Digital-age parenting, Smartphones, Tech Addiction
An East Bay Times article highlights Danville, CA parents' involvement with Wait Until 8th as well as my talk and recommendations for good smartphone choices for kids.
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 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 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 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.
Posted by Richard Freed on April 14th, 2016 in Phones in School, racial achievement gap, Smartphones, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Overuse and Emotional Problems, Tech Policy
In this Huffington Post article, I bring attention to disturbing research showing that allowing students to use phones in school puts their learning and safety at risk.
Posted by Richard Freed on January 17th, 2016 in Digital-age parenting, Smartphones, Tech Overuse and Emotional Problems, Tech Parenting, Technology and Family
A dangerous and widely-accepted myth has convinced many parents that teens, and even preteens, are best served by being turned loose with technology to engage with peers. Nothing could be further from the truth...
Posted by Richard Freed on January 5th, 2016 in racial achievement gap, Smartphones, Tech and Academic Performance, Tech Parenting
American students are smartphone experts but are falling behind their global competition in reading, math, and other learning fundamentals. See how smartphones are affecting teens' school success in this Waldorf Today article by Dr. Richard Freed...
Posted by Richard Freed on December 21st, 2015 in Digital-age parenting, Smartphones, Tech Exec Parenting, Tech Parenting, Technology and Family
The Huffington Post published Dr. Freed's article on the challenges of parenting kids in the digital age. The article begins with the story of a mother who doesn't know if she can set limits on her daughter's phone...