Kids, Parents & Technology: Ice Cream to iPads

It’s hard to believe that school’s out and summer’s here. Parents know that summer means a packed planner filled with everything from vacations to VBS. In many homes, both parents work, and as time gets stretched, parents and children may talk less frequently and fall back on timesavers, like notes or text messages. In days past, children spent their days climbing trees, running around the neighborhood, and riding bicycles. Today—not so much. Twenty-first century kids are wired. They have never known a world without cell phones, Internet access, texting, and video games. Spending an average of 53 hours a week … Continue reading Kids, Parents & Technology: Ice Cream to iPads