October 28, 2010 12:17 PM

How to Talk Tech with Your Family

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cell phone text message texting mobile kid boy student teenager (iStockphoto)

(CBS)  Is your family overloaded with tech? Don't know how to get your kids to unplug? The fast-paced world instant communication is sometimes difficult to maneuver whether you're tech-savvy or not.

So on the broadcast Thursday, our "Early Show" experts -- contributor and child and adolescent psychologist Dr. Jennifer Hartstein, CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton and CBS News Legal Analyst Jack Ford -- answered the tech questions you submitted via Facebook, Twitter, and on our New York plaza.

Click on the video below for their answers on these topics: the psychological effects of social media, health concerns from tech overuse, employee/employer relations with technology, and the new language of texting.





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by tsigili September 2, 2010 1:57 PM EDT
All anyone needs to learn, is that these devices are for convenience, they are not supposed to take over your life.
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