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Unplugged Parenting - the smart new way to have a family digital detox
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 7.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | addiction, childhood, technology-free, youth
Summary | Parents are usually concerned about their children and their online habits, and think it's hard to find a balance in our digital world. Parents need to keep an eye on their children because there are some alarming consequences: for instance, many four year olds have language delays because they've spent too much time on screens. While technology is not all bad, parents also need to change their own behavior in order to find the right balance.
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Can travel still broaden the minds of the smartphone generation?
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 17.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | addiction, smartphone, technology-free, threat, youth
Summary | William Sutcliffe is the author of "Are You Experienced?"; he complains about the smartphone generation and how new technologies have changed travel and backpacking. According to Sutcliffe, it almost looks like people's experiences and adventures today haven't really happened until they have been shared, liked, and commented on. Travels are important for young people; once you're cut off from everything familiar, you can be challenged and see the world from a new perspective. But in today's digital world, is it still possible to cut yourself off from home?
Image Description | Photograph of 5 young people taking a selfie with a selfie stick, drawing of the front page of the book Are you Experienced?, picture of a young man holding a smartphone and looking at it, young woman using her smartphone and looking at it, photograph of a landscape and someone's legs, portrait of a young woman
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), selfie, selfie stick, smartphone
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