From digital dilemmas like managing screen time and the effects of social media, to new apps and devices that can make parenting easier (or at least more fun), family tech expert Rebecca Levey, along with tech reporter Andrea Smith and blogger Amy Oztan, explore the ups and downs of parenting in the digital age. Join them every week on Parenting Bytes where they will discuss the latest tech, gadgets, apps, and issues around raising the digital generation - and maybe learn something even your digital kid didn't know!
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From digital dilemmas like managing screen time and the effects of social media, to new apps and devices that can make parenting easier (or at least more fun), family tech expert Rebecca Levey, along with tech reporter Andrea Smith and blogger Amy Oztan, explore the ups and downs of parenting in the digital age. Join them every week on Parenting Bytes where they will discuss the latest tech, gadgets, apps, and issues around raising the digital generation - and maybe learn something even your digital kid didn't know!
After the Atlanta shootings, Chinese-American blogger, teacher, and tech expert Leticia Barr published a hugely helpful article about concrete steps people can take now to help stop Asian hate, and we're so grateful that she's on our show, with her teen daughter Emily, to talk about what it's been like for them in this scary environment, and what we can all do.
Are you a parent wondering which college scholarships are legit and which are scams? How do you get a scholarship to college without spending hours and hours on applications? We've got an expert on the show, the founder of The Scholarship System, who figured it out for herself and funded her entire college experience with scholarships!
Are you at your breaking point? The NY Times thought so, and let moms vent by calling in to a phone line where they could rant, complain, or just scream. They also followed three moms in different situations who are, frankly, not doing well. But they did also offer up some advice on how to get a better grip, so that's something.
Thanks to lockdowns and Zoom school, kids are spending an unprecedented amount of time on screens. So how do you handle screen time rules when those screens might be your kid's only connection to the outside world?
New Year's resolutions are kind of dumb. They're difficult to stick to, because if you mess up and break them, it's easy to give up until next year! Instead, we have intentions for 2021, which are much more forgiving.
In light of what happened in our country yesterday, we thought it would be helpful to re-run our episode about The Constitution. We'll see you next week with a new episode.
Have you finished your holiday shopping? We have tons of great last-minute gift ideas that can truly be done right before the holiday, or even on the holiday in most cases!
Just like the rest of this strange year, the December holidays are going to be different. Cookies will be mailed instead of laid out on a buffet table. Dinners will be intimate and safe. And to help us adjust, Melissa Clark is giving us her best tips!
This is going to be a sad Thanksgiving for a lot of people, including us. We're talking about what we usually do for Thanksgiving, and what we're doing this year instead, and how you can make this Thanksgiving more bearable.
Michael Bonebright from DealNews.com is joining us once again for a Black Friday Deals episode, where he shares his expertise on holiday shopping during a pandemic.
The Constitution is referenced a lot, especially when arguing on Facebook about the Supreme Court. But how well do you understand it? We're talking with author and professor Katie Kennedy about her new book, The Constitution Decoded.
There are so many great reasons to listen to audiobooks, and we sat down with Abby West, an Editorial Director at Audible, to talk about some exciting things happening right now in the world of audiobooks, plus some original programming from Audible!
It's election season. We're still in lockdown. We needed a break from the doom and gloom, so it's an entire episode filled with happy things to do during quarantine!
Do you want to learn a language, but think you're too old? Are you looking for language apps for your kids? We talked with an expert at Duolingo, and she gave us some great tips for learning a new language, no matter what method you use!
With many districts turning to virtual school or a blended in-person/online school model, this school year is going to be very different for most families, so we turned to someone whose kids have been through just about every kind of home and in-person school there is.
Rebecca and Amy are in the studio today and have a special call-in guest, Kelly Whalen from TheCentsibleLife.com, to talk about how to give your kids money.
We originally put this episode up last year, and sadly it is also just as relevant today!! We brought in a media expert to tell us how to teach our kids--and ourselves--how to deal with fake news.
From digital dilemmas like managing screen time and the effects of social media, to new apps and devices that can make parenting easier (or at least more fun), family tech expert Rebecca Levey, along with tech reporter Andrea Smith and blogger Amy Oztan, explore the ups and downs of parenting in the digital age. Join them every week on Parenting Bytes where they will discuss the latest tech, gadgets, apps, and issues around raising the digital generation - and maybe learn something even your digital kid didn't know!
