Published in kidsNclicks·Aug 5, 2019Why haven’t I found happiness? :( The simple hard truth.Everywhere nowadays I see people who want to be happy but aren’t. Careers are shifted, trust is broken, families are torn apart, money and time are squandered, and still, so many people are not happy. Why? Why is being happy so elusive? Let me start by saying this is only…Happiness9 min read
Published in kidsNclicks·Jul 28, 2019Nurture and Inspire instead of Coerce and Demand:How making your children WANT to learn is more valuable than forcing them. Can you rush a flower to grow faster? No, of course not, sometimes it may seem like modern advancements may allow you to do so, however, what are you really doing? You are either increasing the amount of nutrition it gets, increasing the amount of light it gets or altering…Parenting8 min read
Published in kidsNclicks·Jun 28, 2019Compassion is also a digital skill.So many times over the years, I have talked about teaching your kids kindness, love, and compassion for others. Parallel to that, I have talked about teaching your children to be good digital citizens. The one connection I have never made till now is, especially in an age of Tweet…Parenting6 min read
Published in kidsNclicks·Jun 15, 2019Why I don’t “like” your photo and don’t have many “Friends.”When it comes to my social media accounts, I don’t have many “Friends” and I am very happy about that. I even encourage my kids to be the same way. Here is why I am OK with not having too many “Friends.” In every aspect of our lives today, all…Social Media6 min read
Published in kidsNclicks·Mar 14, 2019Are Password Managers safe? Should I use one?A big issue at present is online security and securing your Identity. I have written quite a bit about this in the past, but have always felt that there is one issue that needs more attention. Passwords, and specifically password vaults. …Security12 min read
Published in kidsNclicks·Mar 6, 2019The Number One Reason Parental Controls Fail!Here you are, the time has come. You have done all your research, you have read the articles, listened to the podcasts and heard the mainstream geeks prattle on about online safety for your kids. You open the device, open the parental controls app and begin, but before you can…Security8 min read
Published in kidsNclicks·Mar 5, 2019A Brief UpdateA few months ago I wrote about taking some time off and dealing with my father’s passing. Since then I have posted when I could, not followed much of a schedule and basically not done as good of a job as I expect of myself. …Death6 min read
Published in kidsNclicks·Nov 2, 2018How to use the new iOS ScreenTime Restrictions as Parental Controls.New iOS ScreenTime Restrictions are the best parental controls Apple has given us to date. Here is a quick guide to using them, what I really love about them and what could be better. — Let me start by saying that I have been using iOS as my primary mobile platform since iPhone3. My household has owned at least one of every generation of iPhone since then, one of every iPad, and even a few iPods. Thru all these years of consistent use, two essential…Parenting13 min read
Sep 27, 2018What “Winning” your battle with a Mental Disorder actually means and why we need to change it.We hear all the time how this person or that is battling one disease or another. We often hear of someone losing their battle with cancer in the knowledge that they have passed away due to it. In general, the rationalization is that if you win your battle with a…Mental Health11 min read
Published in kidsNclicks·Sep 11, 2018Nintendo Switch Parental Controls DON’T WORK!If your child has a Nintendo Switch, you need to know that with one easy trick your kids can reset your parental controls password in less than two minutes. So for Christmas this last year I got my kids a Nintendo switch. We had Gameboys and DS’s in the past…Security6 min read
