It’s not an exaggeration to say that a good portion of our lives revolve around technology and electronics. I don’t mean specifically streaming new movies or surfing Facebook either. It’s all the ancillary things that ...
Thank you to Verizon Wireless for sponsoring this post. Over the past several years, we’ve shared a lot of details about why we decided to relocate to Iowa from Los Angeles. The wealth of opportunities for family bonding, a school dis ...
Last week I shared 15 ideas for family bonding. We have a close-knit family but as I said in that feature, we do have rules and rules sometimes get broken. My first job is to be a good parent and sometimes that means making difficult decisi ...
Isn’t technology such an awesome thing? Our phones are miniature computers and cameras. We can snap, edit and share pictures as well as send emails. We can visit social networks to see what friends and family are up to. Oh, and they&# ...
I realize the title of this article is probably what brought you here. You may be in the market for a new case for your somewhat-aging iPhone 6 or 6s. Or for that matter, maybe an iPhone 7. I’ve owned every iteration of the iPhone sin ...
With two teenage daughters, I’ll be the first to admit that communication can sometimes be a challenge. I rant quite often about tone of voice and how something can be misinterpreted simply by how you say it. (Ironically, I often say ...
When the iPhones first came out, we encouraged my MIL to invest in one – as did we. We explained she would be able to FaceTime with the grandkids whenever she wanted to, thus making the distance feel not so awful. We also promised we ...
Whether online or offline, we’re big advocates for encouraging people to play games. Games are great as entertainment, awesome teaching tools, facilitate bonding, are social and so much more. Whenever I find an opportunity to encoura ...
Did you see the big news yesterday? No, I’m not talking about Matt Lauer being fired from NBC. Although to be honest, everything surrounding all the harassment has turned into a war of its own. That’s as much as you’ll hea ...
With the holidays right here, I want to talk about something that is very likely on your child’s wish list regardless of their age: A phone. You may be hesitant to give them one but I’m going to tell you why you should consider ...
