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Children and Screen Time: How Much Is Too Much?
October 6, 2016
It’s unbelievable how quickly a toddler learns how to navigate an iPad. Technology has become so intuitive that it’s gravitating to children of all ages. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the following screen time guidelines, and I’ll explain why: “Children and teens should engage with entertainment media for no more than one or two hours per day, and that should be high-quality content.” “Television and other entertainment media should be avoided for infants and children under age 2.
Read More >Edward Snowden's Privacy Tips
October 4, 2016
“When you say, ‘I don’t care about the right to privacy because I have nothing to hide’, that’s no different than saying, ‘I don’t care about freedom of speech because I have nothing to say.’” – Edward Snowden The world was taken aback by the revelations made by NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, about the state of surveillance in the United States. Not only did we come to terms with the fact that our society is eerily resembling the fictional, futuristic world of George Orwell’s famous novel, 1984, we were also forced to rethink privacy and what it means to safeguard ourselves from secret surveillance.
Read More >How to Make a Genuine Apology
October 13, 2016
From a never-ending email controversy to “locker room talk”, both of the current presidential candidates (like many politicians before them) have had to apologize for wrongful actions. What determines how the public will forgive them is how effective the apology is. Some political apologies fail or even exacerbate the original misdeed through insincerity, while others manage to strike a note of sincerity and help voters move on from the controversy.
Read More >How to Win A Debate
October 10, 2016
Have the recent presidential debates caused debates of your own at home or work? There’s no doubt this year’s election is causing heated friction among some voters. Though it may feel like a rise in arguments is a temporary happening because of the presidential election, arguments and debates are an inevitable part of our lives. If you want to learn how to win an argument once and for all, then keep reading.
Read More >Kim Kardashian and 5 Other Crime Victim Celebs
October 8, 2016
The recent Kim Kardashian robbery has been making big headlines. But it’s certainly not the first time a celebrity has been the victim of robbery – or other crimes for that matter. The rich and famous as a target for criminals In the aftermath of being robbed at gun point in her Paris apartment, Kardashian blames herself for the incident. Showing off her $4 million ring on social media just served as a lure to the thieves who made way with $11 million in jewelry that night.
Read More >NFL's Financial Winners & Losers
October 11, 2016
In a recent interview with ESPN E:60, running back Trent Richardson revealed that friends and family spent $1.6 million of his NFL earnings over the course of 10 months in 2015. Bad investments, poor budgeting, regretful spending choices and surrounding yourself with the wrong people have lead many former NFL players into the hole of financial oblivion. Others, however, made it to the other end of the financial spectrum – making investments or doing deals that made them mega rich.
Read More >Now On Sale: Your WhatsApp Data
September 30, 2016
The creators of WhatsApp once stated in a 2012 blog post: “Advertising isn’t just the disruption of aesthetics, the insults to your intelligence and the interruption of your train of thought.” They gave users the expectation of an ad-free messaging platform – proudly stating their engineering efforts go toward fixing bugs and adding new features, not “writing better code to collect all your personal data.” As they said it: “That’s our product and that’s our passion.
Read More >Video Apps and Kids: What You Need To Know
October 14, 2016
Musical.ly is like MTV meets Lip Sync Battle meets Instagram. It’s a new app that lets users – called “musers” in the community – record short video clips of themselves lip syncing or dancing to popular songs or movie scenes, then upload those clips to a feed similar to Instagram. The app inspires fun and goofiness, which is why kids are loving it. However, the Shanghai-based company doesn’t target users under 13.
Read More >What to Tell Your Kids About the Creepy Clown Sightings
September 29, 2016
Creepy clown sightings have been reported in Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, California, Wisconsin, and Georgia, causing fear and panic to many communities. Are these “clowns” just pranksters? Or is something more serious going on? Several children have said they were offered money by the clowns to follow them into the woods. And dozens of these kinds of sightings have been reported to local police. “It’s illegal, it’s dangerous, it’s inappropriate, it’s creating community concern,” said Greenville, SC police chief, Ken Miller.
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