[This blog post originally appeared on Good Digital Parenting.] If it isn’t blindingly obvious already, our kids are growing up in a digital and increasingly wireless world, and technology is revolutionizing education for both adults and their children of today. There are now more mobile devices in the world than there are people (although they…
2014-03-27 Impact of Technology on Clinical Evaluations: Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Sextortion from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered remotely to the San Diego Psych Law Society on March 27, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…
[This blog post originally appeared on Good Digital Parenting.] In his marvelously funny book, “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe,” British satirist Douglas Adams observed that “The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How,…
[This blog post originally appeared on Good Digital Parenting.] Managing a household was challenging enough before we were engulfed by a tidal wave of consumer electronics. But now, it’s no longer enough to know how to cook a good meal, wash and dry clothes, build a kite, or fix a bike. Kids expect parents to…
For Immediate Release AUTHOR AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS Contacts: Frederick Lane (802) 318-4604 FSLane3@gmail.com The scandal that has engulfed Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) may seem to many parents like yet another reason to turn off the news. That’s an understandable reaction, but parents should embrace it for it what it is: a great opportunity to educate…
2011-04-09 There's No Such Thing as Safe "Sext" from Frederick Lane Presented at the National School Board Association Annual Conference on April 4, 2011 in San Francisco, CA. This lecture is appropriate for professional development for teachers and administrators in public and independent schools, parent organizations, church groups, and students. If you are interested in…
2010-10-29 Can You See Me Now? from Frederick Lane Subtitle: “The Growing Problem of Sexting Among School-Age Children.” A presentation delivered to the Vermont School Boards Association Fall Conference on October 29, 2010, at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT. This lecture is appropriate for school boards, district staff and teachers, and parents. It…
2010-09-09 The World-Wide Bathroom Wall from Frederick Lane A lecture on cyberbullying and sexting delivered at the Law Conference of the Arizona School Boards Association on September 10, 2010. This lecture is appropriate for school boards, district staff and teachers, and parents. It also can be adapted for students at various grade levels. If you…
2010-07-28 Can You See Me Now? from Frederick Lane Subtitle: “The Growing Problem of Sexting Among School-Age Children.” A presentation delivered to the Catawba County School District on July 28, 2010, in Conover, NC. This lecture is appropriate for school boards, district staff and teachers, and parents. It also can be adapted for students at…
