Welcome To Future Forward, I’m Steve Rosenbaum, And I’m Gene DeRose. Today – a show in four parts. Part One: Addiction, Teens and Social Media. Part Two: Video Games – Are They Really Dangerous? Part Three: Apple. Are they losing the education market to Chrome books? And Part Four: Sex – How the web is changing intimacy for Teens
So – lots to cover, let’s dive in – starting as we do each week with Loving and Hating.

Kids and Technology: Hard Questions About How We Raise A Techno Teen

Chapter 1: Addiction & Social Media

Your Kid’s Phone Is Not Like a Cigarette

What parents should do instead of worrying that smartphones will ‘destroy’ their kids
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/03/27/take-heart-parents-screens-arent-necessarily-destroying-your-kids/?utm_term=.25030ddaa281

The real danger for kids today isn’t technology — it’s psychology
The real danger for kids today isn’t technology — it’s psychology

Is Instagram safe for kids?
https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/feature/social-networks/is-instagram-safe-for-kids-3673570/\

Chapter 2: Video Games:

It’s True: Violent Video Games Are Totally Sick
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2018/03/10/if-violent-video-games-caused-mass-shootings-we-would-all-be-killers/#66d82e904d2b

Are video games bad for your kids? Not so much, experts now believe
http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-video-games-parenting-20171110-story.html

Should parents worry that their kids are playing Fortnite: Battle Royale?
https://www.independent.ie/life/family/parenting/should-parents-worry-that-their-kids-are-playing-fortnite-battle-royale-36702133.html

Chapter 3: Hardware & Apple

Apple highlights existing parental control features on new Families page
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-creates-families-page-highlighting-existing-parental-control-features/

Kids Expect Apple To Meld Creativity And Education, Says Its Retail Chief
https://www.fastcompany.com/40550815/kids-expect-apple-to-meld-creativity-and-education-says-its-retail-chief

Apple reveals new $299 iPad at education-themed event
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/27/apple-education-event-in-chicago-tim-cooks-speech.html

Chapter 4: Sex

Why you need to talk to your kids about ‘sextortion’
https://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/03/28/why-you-need-talk-your-kids-sextortion/467375002/

The Problem With Watching Porn and Playing Video Games — For Girls
http://time.com/5215906/women-video-games-porn/