Jane and Emma

With social media, bullying doesn’t only take place in schools. Bullying follows teens wherever their cellphones are. According to the Pew Research Center, 5-9 percent of teens have experienced some type of bullying or harassment online. Sue Scheff is the author of Shame Nation: The Global Epidemic of Online Hate, and is an advocate of cyberbullying prevention. She joins us to share some tools children should have in order to combat cyberbullying.

How many hours each day should I let my kids play on the iPad? Are videogames rotting their brains? What do I do when they throw a tantrum every time I try to get them off the computer? In their new book, Tech Generation, Mike Brooks and Jon Lasser answer these questions and detail their Tech Happy Life Model, a plan that helps parents teach their kids how to use technology in healthy, productive ways and minimize its negative consequences. Dr. Mike Brooks is a licensed psychologist and director of the Austin Psychology & Assessment Center. He runs the website “Tech Happy Life” and is the co-author of Tech Generation.