How to lock your kids out of every device
I wrote my Ph.D. thesis on hacktivism: politically-motivated computer hacking. Interviewing fifty politically engaged computer hackers turned out to be great preparation for running a business that...
View ArticleWanted: A quantified child app for helping special needs kids
When you’ve got a special needs kid, you’re often trying successive strategies or interventions to help your kid develop new emotional, cognitive or behavioral skills. But if you’re also on the roller...
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9 kid-friendly meals for children outside of NYC
The New York Times has posted a roundup of 14 kid-friendly meals that you can prepare in 30 minutes or less….if you have the kind of kid who likes food seasoned with anchovies, cumin or ginger. If, on...
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What the new parenting wars mean to your business [infographic]
The new parenting wars have profound implications for marketers — but most of them haven’t even noticed the battle lines. That’s because the latest battleground isn’t over helicopter parenting,...
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The Final Four-Year-Old
The NCAA’s Final Four may determine who rules the court, but the Final Four-Year-Old determines who rules the playground. Here’s my bracket for the 2016 Sparkle Tots championship.
View ArticleThe 9 stages of special needs parenting
Today I went through my monthly ritual of looking for even more Facebook parent groups to join, in the hope that somewhere is the group of people who will understand our exact set of challenges — or...
View ArticleIs Video Game Addiction a “Boy” Problem?
Do boys have more trouble separating from video games than girls? It turns out that there’s now a solid body of research to draw on in answering that question. And it’s a question with immediate,...
View ArticleHow to raise a white hat hacker
Today in the Christian Science Monitor’s Passcode, I look at what it takes to turn a curious, tech-minded kid into an ethical hacker. From my story: Many of today’s tech-savvy kids demonstrate the sort...
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TV for every occasion: shows for family viewing, multitasking and more
The problem with the golden age of TV is that with so many choices, it’s hard to know what to watch. So much of the conversation focuses on the brilliant shows that we now watch in place of movies –...
View ArticleHow to Raise the Next Mark Zuckerberg
Investors and tech geeks love to talk about “unicorns”: tech startups that are worth $1 billion or more. Incredibly, many of these dazzling success stories, like Facebook and Snapchat, have been...
View ArticleLinkCraft: Your guide to the LinkedIn/Minecraft merger
Gaming juggernaut Mojang, best known for its Minecraft platform, will acquire social network LinkedIn, technology outlets reported today. The acquisition was undertaken by Microsoft, an umbrella...
View ArticleAn open letter to the police officer who helped my autistic son
I was sitting on the sidewalk when I suddenly realized you were standing over me. Well, not directly on the sidewalk: I was sitting on top of my kicking, screaming, 10-year-old son. I thank heaven that...
View ArticleHow to Use Online Games and Activities to Connect to Grandchildren
Technology doesn’t have to drive family members apart: it can also bring generations together. My latest post for The Wall Street Journal, featured in today’s Encore Report, spells out how grandparents...
View Article12 ways to use Yelp as a writing and service platform
I have to make a confession. Yes, I have a blog, both here and on Medium. Yes, I write for a living, which means I get to work with awesome editors at a few different outlets. And yes, I’ve been known...
View ArticleStar Trek Voyager: 18 episodes to watch with kids
If you’re introducing your kids to Star Trek, you might be tempted to start with the original series, or with The Next Generation. But our rigorous family testing shows that the original series is...
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