Are concerns about screens justified or just another moral panic? You might have caught the recent segment on 60 Minutes by Anderson Cooper […]
Viewpoints with Todd van der Heyden
Dr. Mike Brooks and Dr. Jon Lasser were interviewed by CTV’s Todd van der Heyden on his Viewpoints podcast. Viewpoints is a […]
Is Fortnite Ruining Your Kid?
Millions of kids are now playing the hottest game, Fortnite. Is that bad? Fortnite is the hottest video game of the […]
Finally! The Game-Changer for Managing Screen Time
Parents now have access to the most effective tool for managing screen time. Let’s be honest. We all struggle with […]
How to Tackle Emerging Screen Use Problems
What can we do as parents when screen problems begin to emerge? Here’s the latest video from my Tech Happy […]
The Foundation for Effective Parenting
How can we be effective parents? It’s the biggest key to influencing our kids. What’s the foundation for effective parenting? This […]
How to Manage The Challenge of Screens
The Tech Happy Life Model is a framework to help with screen balance. Hello! As parents, it’s a challenge to steer our […]
Helping Kids Disconnect To Connect In The Summer
It’s tough to get kids off screens during the summer. Here are some tips. If you are parent, then your […]
Should We Be Worried About Generation Z?
Are the worries about Generation Z merely hype or is there something to them? I recently posted a blog on the […]
Do Our Screens Make Us Any Happier?
Since you are reading this blog, you are likely old enough to remember “The Before.” You remember a time before […]
How to Maximize Happiness in a Tech-Saturated World
Are you seeking a happier life in this tech world? Here’s how to start. I’ve started a YouTube channel for Tech […]
Smartphone Addiction and the Brain
If you are old enough, you might remember the old public service commercial about a frying egg representing “your brain […]
Variable Reinforcement and Screens
We all know what it feels like to be tethered to technology these days. It’s not just our kids – […]
Technology as Supernormal Stimuli
In my previous blogs, I described the pull of technology as well as how classical conditioning and smartphones create a […]
The Pull of Screens
We all experience it. We all feel it on a daily basis. It is the the pull of screens. Screens […]