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Category: Digital Detox

Parental Phubbing: How Ignoring Kids Impacts Their Development

Portmanteaus can be odd little things—word mashups that sometimes make us smile and sometimes make us think. One of the more recent and revealing ones is phubbing, short for “phone snubbing.” It describes the act of ignoring someone in favor of your phone. When parents do this to their children, it’s called parental phubbing—and it’s…

June 3, 2025
Group Chat Gossip: Monitoring Private Messaging Without Invading Privacy

Group chat gossip is not a new concept. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the noun “chat” emerged around 1520, initially referring to ‘“’chatter, frivolous talk.’ By the 1570s, it meant ‘familiar conversation,’ and later, in the 1960s, it referred to talk shows. The term ‘chat room,’ referring to online instant communication, appeared in the…

May 20, 2025
What Is a Family Technology Contract and How to Create One

If the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory taught us anything (besides physics metaphors like Schrödinger’s cat), it’s that putting things in writing can prevent a lot of arguments later… or occasionally become the cause of new ones, but we’ll gloss over that. Just like Sheldon Cooper had a contract for everything from roommate rules…

May 5, 2025
Digital Detox for Families: How to Plan a Screen-Free Weekend

A digital detox is just like any other detox—you rid your system of a toxin to restore balance and well-being. In this case, the toxin is overindulgence in technology. While screens keep us connected, too much time online can act like a slow poison, draining our focus, disrupting sleep, and increasing stress and anxiety. Studies…

April 7, 2025