On December 28th, I found myself at the Parkside Café, in Stinson Beach, California, up the coast from Apple’s headquarters, in Cupertino.  Across the room sat a man, woman, their daughter and a toddler son, howling inconsolably.  His mother tinkered with her iPad, in search of a video to distract him.  The girl threw a [... click post title to read more ...]

Everybody’s talkin’ technology, indeed. My post a couple of weeks ago unleashed a lively discussion in the LinkedIn Early Childhood Education, Child Care, and CCR&R Professionals Forum (What a mouthful. It’s a wonder that this field develops any cohesive identity!).
Here were the questions I posed: How is the use of “screen time” by adults affecting [... click post title to read more ...]

I was late to my usual speed walk the other morning.  A good thing, as all of the children of my  neighborhood were out and about, in NYC’s Riverside Park, doing their stuff in the clear autumn air.  A group of squirming elementary school kids gathered in a field, huddled with their teacher, ready to [... click post title to read more ...]