Family Tech Update

Family Tech Update


Latest Episodes

A Parents’ Guide to Among Us
October 29, 2020

This is a Parents’ Guide to Among Us This guide is intended to inform parents to help them make quality decisions for their families. The rating is based on my opinion of playing Among Us and viewing others playing the […]

We Bought Four Amazon Echo Dots!
October 14, 2020

Well, it is Prime Day and as usual, there are some deeply discounted items available on Amazon. My family usually looks but doesn’t buy on Prime Day, hoping to be able to predict the discounts we may see on Cyber […]

2020 Back To School Tech Safety Checklist
August 11, 2020

Hopefully these tips can help you enjoy this extra time with your kids. After all, when you count how long you have with them by school years rather than days, you may be happy that you got this time with them during this crazy phase of life. 

Tik Tok Parental Controls | What You Need to Know
May 05, 2020

TikTok is the biggest app right now in every app store with over 2billion downloads. They have added some parental controls. This video and podcast episode outline some things you should know while setting these controls up. Below is a […]

How COVID 19 is Changing Kid/Family Media
April 22, 2020

Lockdown has changed our world quite a bit. Here is how COVID 19 is changing kids and family tech. Some of it will not surprise you.

2020 Kid and Family Tech Trends
April 17, 2020

This is an audio article from BecauseFamily and Family Tech Blog. Listen to the full article below.   Highlights and Links: Kid Online Media Trends Roblox has 120mil users and is worth 4bil dollars Games are shifting to social  Kids […]

What the heck is a Quibi?
April 10, 2020

We’ve all seen ads for Quibi and it has officially launched. So what the heck is a Quibi? I first heard about Quibi at CES in 2019. I wasn’t sure what it was all about except that a lot of […]

Using Tech to Your Advantage, Not Your Detriment | RCK Podcast
March 27, 2020

This is a special crosspost from my other podcast, Raising Connected Kids. Click the banner below to check it out. WELCOME to Raising Connecting Kids the podcast that answers your questions about the connected world your kids are growing up […]

Kids, Social Media, and COVID-19
March 18, 2020

Instagram bans Coronavirus filters. There is a lot going on these days. We have to have some clarity for our kids when it comes to Social Media and COVID-19. As with any modern trend, Coronavirus has gone viral. Not just […]

Turn Your Drawings into Playable Games with Doodlematic
March 05, 2020

    Doodlematic lets you take a picture you’ve drawn on paper and turn it into a playable mobile game.  I met Martin Horstman, the dad who developed Doodlematic at CES2020. He talked me through how you can take any […]