…Latino parents with annual household incomes over $50,000 now own a smart phone, compared with just two-fifths (40%) of Latino parents earning under $30,000 yearly. Similarly, 69% of parents in Spanish-dominant households owned a laptop or personal computer in 4, relative to 82% in English-speaking Latino households. Heavier reliance on electronic media for entertainment among Latino children, not for educational purposes, manifests a second disp…

…t their data limits in the past year, one quarter (24%) say they had their phone service cut off in the past year due to lack of payment, and one fifth (21%) say too many people share the same phone for them to get the time on it they need. The main reason some families do not have home computers or Internet access is because they cannot afford it, but discounted Internet programs are reaching very few. Only 6% of those with incomes below 185% of…

…ause games like this can change the way we think about “screen time.” Smartphones, tablets, and even smart watches are just about everywhere today, among adults, teens, and children. Screen time is a hot topic for families. Often the very concept of screen time causes worry and guilt for parents: “Is it okay to give my phone to my toddler for 15 minutes so I can drink my coffee in peace?” “This app is supposed to be educational, so that’s okay, ri…

…ds. His aunt is visiting, and he asked her to download the game on her own phone so he could teach her how to use it, and catch Pokemons together while they are out spending time together. Scenario 2 Ana’s 11-year-old daughter loves to play Candy Crush Saga and is constantly talking about it with her friends. Ana decided to download the game on her phone and start playing as an opportunity to bond and connect with her daughter. She sometimes asks…

…was with her [daughter] and I wanted to view videos. She needed to use the phone to do her homework … Then she said: ‘Wait mom, I will help you. You will see what you want on this side of the screen and I’ll be on the other half of the screen.’ Figure 1. A mother and her daughter working simultaneously on their cell-phone   A new form of searching: intergenerational, bilingual co-searching. By examining how this community searches the internet for…

…together and sharing something on the telly, but people might be on their phone as well. So different kinds of balance. What I’ve learned from yoga is: balancing is hard. Balancing is a constant effort, adjusting this way, adjusting that way. It’s not just doing the thing in the middle. Parents are always kind of watching their kids, wondering ‘has that been too long. Is this okay? Are they coping with that? Should I do a bit more of the other?’…

…lot of states in the US right now, schools are actually banning access to phones or social media throughout the school day. And I definitely understand the need to do that. I grew up in a time frame where we didn’t have phones in school. I think that’s important because you want to focus on the learning, but also, I think you’re potentially creating some additional problems because now teens are going to be thinking about these phones and are sti…

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…rings. For about 15 minutes I was Steve Jobs’ best friend — I had his home phone number, his cell phone number, etc. He was just like a little kid with ADHD — calling me about every five minutes to see whether Sesame Workshop had made a decision yet. I do believe that there is a connection between innovation and ADHD. Steve Jobs was wise enough to surround himself with people who could follow up and follow through on the many, MANY ideas that his…

…lightly fewer than the 90 percent of all American adults who now have cell phones. The program aligns closely with the Ounce’s mission to close the early achievement gap by supporting the parent-child relationship as the foundation for all learning. “Our parents don’t have very much time or resources,” says Ann Hanson, manager of research and policy initiatives at the Ounce. “Those everyday moments of learning or interaction are critical. We’re tu…