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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 October 28th, 2018 in Persuasive design, Tech Exec Parenting, Tech Parenting
New York Times writer Nellie Bowles interviewed me for her article on the new digital divide: Children in more affluent areas are spending much less time on screens and phones than kids in less advantaged communities.
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 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 February 19th, 2016 in Digital-age parenting, Tech Addiction, Tech Exec Parenting, Tech Parenting, Technology and Family, Video Game Addiction
I wrote this article in the Huffington Post to highlight the importance of preventing video game addiction before it sinks its teeth into children.
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...
Posted by Richard Freed on October 15th, 2015 in Digital-age parenting, Smartphones, Tech Exec Parenting, Tech Parenting, Technology and Family
The New York Times' article, "Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent," reveals that leading tech executives set strong limits on their own children's tech use...