by brnadmin | Feb 2, 2018 | All Media
“The decision has less to do with age and more to do with laying the groundwork for responsible use” BY:Jill Anderson POSTED:February 24, 2018 “Deciding when to get your child a smartphone has less to do with age and more to do with action on both...
by Catherine Steiner-Adair Ed. D. | Dec 18, 2017 | All Media, Blog & Articles, NPR
“Just in time for the holidays, a new movement to keep smartphones out of the hands of children till the eighth grade. We’re consulting the experts. ” Brooke Shannon, founder of the organization Wait Until 8th. (@WaitUntil8th) Catherine...
by Catherine Steiner-Adair Ed. D. | Jul 12, 2017 | All Media, Blog & Articles, Consumer Reports
“Samantha Fisher was having a very bad day. So when her then-9-year-old son, Lukas, asked her if she wanted to learn to play Minecraft, she almost said no. Skipping the game’s tutorial, Lukas patiently taught his grumpy mother how to build a digital house. Then...
by Catherine Steiner-Adair Ed. D. | Feb 17, 2017 | All Media, Blog & Articles, Featured, NPR
“It’s tough to be a teenager. Hormones kick in, peer pressures escalate and academic expectations loom large. Kids become more aware of their environment in the teen years — down the block and online. The whole mix of changes can increase stress, anxiety...
by Catherine Steiner-Adair Ed. D. | Jan 16, 2017 | All Media
On Sept. 30 I had the honor of being the Keynote Speaker at Challenge Success’s annual conference. The topic was “Media Rules: Healthy Connections in the Digital Age”. It was a vibrant and energetic conference, at which my talk was followed by...
by Catherine Steiner-Adair Ed. D. | Nov 2, 2016 | All Media, Blog & Articles
Catherine Steiner-Adair is the author of “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age.” They all lurk out there in the cyber-world: perverts, predators, bullies. But the scariest threat may lie within ourselves. Author Mary...
