By Trisha PrabhuMe, thinking to myself late last week, “It’s May…which means it’s Mental Health Awareness Month!” This is definitely something I have to cover on Ask Trish. Hi there, and welcome back to another week of Ask Trish! I hope you’re all well and having a...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News On Tuesday, President Biden signed a law that would require ByteDance, a Chinese company, to sell TikTok within the next year or face a ban in the U.S. TikTok has said that it will fight the law in court,...
By Trisha Prabhu “i’ve been reading about brain chips that they can implant in your head and they can achieve super cool things. can u explain?” Hi there, and welcome back to another week of Ask Trish! I hope you’re all well and having a great week. (Can you believe...
By Kerry Gallagher A recent article from CNN provides some helpful explanations and tips we should remind ourselves and our teens about: “Catfishing is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with the intention to trick,...
By Kerry Gallagher Time away from school, whether for a staycation or for some planned travel, is a great time to remind ourselves about steps we should always take to keep ourselves safer when using our devices. Here are some helpful tips: Do not plug your cell phone...
By Kerry Gallagher In a new survey of parents and teens released by Pew, there are some interesting key findings about families and screen time: Phone-less: 72% of U.S. teens say they often or sometimes feel peaceful when they don’t have their smartphone; 44% say it...
