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The Hazards of Texting While Parenting

Many parents don’t think twice about using their smartphones while they are home with their children, or at a park, restaurant or sporting event. Whether they are texting, tweeting or e-mailing, the potentially negative effects that this activity may have on language development, social interaction and emotional bonding of their children have been raised by social [...]

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Divorced Parents Use Technology to Facilitate Co-Parenting or Control Partner’s Access to Children

Separated and divorced couples are increasingly using emails, texting and social media to communicate with their ex-partners about their children. However, when ex-spouses use that technology to withhold or manipulate information, the children are the ones who suffer most, according to a University of Missouri family studies expert. A new study suggests divorce counselors should [...]

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iPhone SMS Security Problem Leads to Increased Text Spam

There is a problem with iPhone SMS security. In fact, according to Apple and others, there is a problem with SMS security in general because messages with spoofed addresses can be sent to any phone. Although no reasonable observer will say that SMS is secure or that other than Apple smartphones don’t have the same [...]