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Are Your Children Overloaded with Information?

December 10th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor The Internet, and all of the new computer and communication technology that has sprung from it, have been a boon to the information age, making information available at children’s fingertips instantaneously. The sheer volume of information now accessible online is staggering; there are around 50 billion pages on the Web. Information […]

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Tags: children, information, internet, overload, parenting, social media, technology
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Developing Children’s Healthy Self-identity

October 31st, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Self-identity is one of the trickier contributors to children’s healthy development because you can’t “do” things to your children to give them their self-identity. Rather, you can only create an environment that allows their self-identity to evolve naturally. A part of the environment that supports the emergence of culture and media, […]

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Tags: children, culture, parenting, self-identity, social media, technology, values
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Media’s Externalization of Your Children’s Self-identity

October 11th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor “To all of Chris’ friends: This is his father. My son carelessly left his account logged in so I decided to snoop around. Upon reading my son’s personal information, I would like to clear a few things up. My son is not a ‘gangsta,’ he will not ‘beat a ho’s ass’ […]

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Tags: children, culture, facade, Facebook, parenting, self-identity, social media
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Children’s Immersion in Technology is “Shocking”

September 10th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor What do smoke signals, drums, books, the telegraph, telephone, fax, mobile phones, and the Internet have in common? They have incrementally enabled us to connect with more people and access more information in more rapid, easy, and less costly ways. Each advancement changed our lives in ways manifest and subtle, direct […]

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Tags: children, immersion, multi-tasking, parenting, social media, technology
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Parents Must Step Up to the Technology Challenge!

August 27th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor It’s hard enough these days for parents to even keep up with all of the latest technological developments. It’s even harder to stay informed of the latest research on the effects of technology on our children. In our already incredibly busy lives, it’s downright exhausting trying to stay abreast of what […]

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Tags: children, cyberbullying, kids 3.0, parenting, social media, technology
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