Would You Track Your Kids on an App?
News of Zenly, an app that only works when you allow it to track you all the time, brings up some uncomfortable parental conversations.
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A Ticking Tech Time Bomb?: Screen Time & Your Child’s Mental Development
Even though kids in Beijing are back on campus, there are many more that are still caught in the distance learning loop, unable to unglue their eyes from their devices. And this techno-vortex has not only sucked kids into it, but has dragged parents in right along with them, as now parental feedback, and even parent-teacher conferences are performed online.
Remotely Controlled Kids: The Real Impact of Too Much Screen Time
It never occurred to me to look into the damage that can be caused by…
Friday Talking Point: Put the Smartphone Away
Conversations with young children can be charming, annoying, or simply baffling. However, new research suggests…
French Ban Prompts Debate on Phones in Schools
A report on a French school which has banned the use of mobile phones prompted…
iPhone 6 to Launch in Beijing October 17
It’s time once again for breakfast at Taikoo Li: the Apple faithful will be lining…
From Agenda: An interview with Jesper Lodahl, CEO and co-founder of Educational App maker SmarTots
Jesper Lodahl is a serial entrepreneur who has been working on mobile internet and education…