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Face time means more than you think.

No matter what, nothing can replace face-to-face time with our children. In fact, it is a must have for healthy child development. We need to keep this in mind when we find ourselves buried in our technology. Or when we stick our kids in front of technology to help keep them occupied. This is a big deal that has long last affects on both parents and children. It is surprising you don't hear more about this in our daily life. Is this something that our future generations will play closer attention to. Will this be compared to how our culture looked at cigarettes in the mid 1900′s?

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Parents’ use of smartphones and laptops — and its effect on their children — is becoming a source of concern to researchers.

Man, in 2010 the New York Times were on it! Through authors, psychologists, studies, and directors the Times takes another look at the affect of plugged in parents on children. What is really cool is this story starts with an example in my hometown and mall here in Northern Virginia.

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Scientists say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information from e-mail and other interruptions.

in 2010 The New York Times chronicled the struggles of Brenda and Kord Campbell and their attachment to technology. Throughout the article you learn how technology has invaded their personal time and negatively affected their family. This is both eye opening and revealing to the impact it can have on parents.

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How about some data! Think technologies are not taking over our homes? Check some of the numbers collected here and note the rise each year. The scary thing is this article is from 2013! Where do we think we are today?

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Are you flexing your parenting muscles against the strength of today's media?

Taylor understands that technology is affecting families both directly and indirectly. For some, it is positive and for others it is negative but their is impact. Technology is a strong giant in all of our lives but we as parents do not need to bow down and “hide in the corner”. Taylor challenges parents to get in front of the issue as oppose to letting it rule you.

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How has technology impacted parenting? Parents are more connected than ever, but plugged in parenting is leading to distracted parenting. See tips on unplugging.

Having access has it’s pros and cons. This article takes a look at how this access has distracted us as parents. Personal cell phone, computers, iPods, have made us accessible to anyone at anytime. This sounds good but it means we are always on. Just because we are home from work doesn't meant we stop working. We are just a email, text, or call away from our work. The article looks to identify the potential emotional affects of technology on parents while parenting.

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By: By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer Published: 09/25/2013 07:59 AM EDT on LiveScience Cellphones, tablets, video games and computers — the average yo...

A couple of years ago Huffington Post published this article focusing on how technology has made parenting harder. It noted several new issues that have been raised with the evolution of technology. In the article Tia Ghose writes “Technologies have changed the way parents do their jobs.”. From Kid tracking, parent replacement, and lurking dangers this article highlights only a couple of changes brought on by technology.

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The following is from LiftChildlandFamily.com. This raises a serious question to the potential psychological damage from these technologies on children. This is something we really need to consider with our children. Because there are no warnings on technology we use it willingly and often with our children. It is such easy go to for parents. Technology has made it self portable and within our grasps at all time. Is this something we will look back at down the road of a hazard we were unaware of. Or is it really lots to do with nothing?

The Following is a quote from the famous comedian Louis C.K. . I thought it captured a real life scenario that parents of today face frequently. As a parent it is hard to watch your kids become mindless zombies staring at technology oblivious to the world around them. Parents feel bad holding the “hard line” sometimes with their kids. As louis says “It’e easy just say no.”

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I loved this quote by a first grade teacher. It is all about balance with how much we allow our kids to indulge in technology. It is a beautiful thing, but just like most things it is good in moderation.

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Raising a family can be a lot of pressure in our Instagram-happy, Pinterest-perfect culture.

Clearly as a parent there is a lot for us to consider when it comes to technology. Most of which is how we protect our children and how much exposure they should have. One area that is overlooked is the affect these technologies have on us as parents. Social media has open the door into people's personal lives. It has allowed us to create whatever image we want to project to our friends, family, and public. As if there were not enough pressure as a parent, trying to project the perfect image has added all new pressure.

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Discussing a child’s exposure to what seems unavoidable.

Spiderman’s uncle tells Peter “With great power comes great responsibility”. The internet is an amazing tool filled with answers and knowledge beyond our understanding. It is also a treasure trove of terrible things we would never want our kids exposed to. It is something we have to know and come to grips with. Kids are being exposed sex and pornography at a much younger age then anyone ever has. It is naive to believe this exposure does not have a impact. The only thing we don't know is how large of a impact does it have.

Knowing this how do we let kids use the internet? how do regulate it when they are not at home. Its a a scary thought now that it can be accessed by computer, tv, and phone.

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Children often do not realize the challenges parents may face when setting household rules on technology use. Issues surrounding fairness and equity are difficult for non-digitally native parents and kids to see eye-to-eye on. In an attempt to bridge the differences, researchers at the University of Washington and University of Michigan surveyed 249 families with children between the ages of 10 and 17. Investigators queried on the most important technology rules and expectations within the household, as well as what made those rules easier or harder to follow. They discovered that kids actually have high expectations including: putting your phone away when I'm talking to you; not texting while you're driving -- not even at red lights; and no posting photos online without permission. The paper -- which is among the first to explore children's expectations for parents' technology use -- was presented at the Association for Computing Machinery's conference on Computer-Supported

As parents it is important that we are good role models to our kids. We certainly can't ask kids to follow rules we don't follow ourselves. If we become hypocrites we lose credibility with our kids. This article dives into this topic and points out that kids tend to have the same expectations we do about technology.

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A great news report held here in DC about the pros and cons of kids using technology. Clearly, the devices give the children endless amounts of information and aid in the learning process. On the flip side, it can hinder social skills and real human interaction. The Parents in the piece say it is up to the parents to teach moderation and control when it comes to technology. The questions is when does the negative benefits out weight the positive? will we see this in our life time?

With Valentines Day looming, and a new focus for Safer Internet Day on creating a better Internet, I decided to list all the reasons I love my technology.

Though I have mainly focusing on the negative affect technology has on parenting there are others who disagree. I know it is important to seek out opposing view points. This article from The Family Online Safety Institute points out several good counterpoints. It highlights connection, creativity, and access to information to name a few.

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In this video entitled “Too Much Technology” it depicts a moderns day family and their obsession with technology. Although this is clearly a comical reenactment it is a look in to a scary future. There are many families who mirror this one. As a parent it is incumbent on us to help regulate screen time and technology. This video is actually a advertisement for another website for parents. I will say, I do find it funny that this as is all about limiting your technology, but the company wants you to visit their website for parenting videos...

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Parents are having a hard time prioritizing a healthy lifestyle for their kids and technology is partly to blame, according to a recent survey conducted by the YMCA. Speaking with more than 1,600 parents of kids ages 5 to 10, the YMCA found that technology, time and money are identified as key barriers and that 42 percent of parents say the numerous distractions with TV, games and cell phones are inhibiting kids’ healthy lifestyles.

It is a well known fact that we as Americans have a real issue with childhood obesity. The CDC validates this stating that childhood obesity has tripled over the last 30 years. This article shines light on one of the many reasons children do not receive the necessary amount of exercise.

The YMCA conducted a survey and found that nearly half of parents blamed distracting media to be the main culprit.

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