Features By Janell Burley Hofmann

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Dinner time: Surrender your cell phones to dad

The story of how one family makes time for each other at dinner in our high tech, interconnected world.
Posted In: family, cell phone etiquette, cell phones
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How to raise mindful kids in the digital age

What is appropriate language to use online and in everyday life? Janell Burley Hofmann, a mother of five who helps us figure out how to behave with technology, shares her advice.
Posted In: NBA, Twitter, family tech, family
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I want my iPad! How to handle toddler tech tantrums

What do you do when your child can't live without their digital tablet?
Posted In: iPad, family, family tech, kids
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Inbox overload: How to time your emails for less stress

When it comes to your email, how soon are you expected to reply? And when is it ok to delay?
Posted In: email, family, Tech
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Photo Op-ed: Digital camera etiquette

These days, digital cameras are everywhere. In most cases, our phones double as cameras. But when is it right to snap a picture and when is it not? And how do our kids figure in to all of this?
Posted In: family, Tech, cameras, family tech
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Taking smartphones out of sleepovers

How do you host a sleepover for your kids without smartphones getting in the way?
Posted In: smartphone, family tech, iPhone
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Turn that thing off! Setting rules for family tech use

How do you spend time with family without electronics getting in the way?
Posted In: family, Tech, family tech, parenting
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The golden rule of group texts

Janell Burley Hofmann, one of our resident tech etiquette gurus, is a Cape Cod Mother of five with strong opinions about how to behave with technology. Today's topic: Group text messages.
Posted In: text messages, Tech, mobile, family tech
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iPad home videos: An etiquette lesson

iPad home videos -- what's worth recording, where, and how?
Posted In: iPad, Tech, family tech