Author Archives: Dr. Marc

Sh***y Parents Anonymous

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Dr. Marc

So I about fell out of my chair laughing at Drew Magary’s post over at Deadspin. He accounts attending his first class of the Parent Encouragement Program, which he called Sh***y Parents Anonymous. The advice he recounts is mostly right … Read more →

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My return to blogging

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dr. Marc

I haven’t posted to my blog in a while. My time went mostly to the move. This is my second short move in my life, this time I moved only across the hallway. Last time, in my graduate school days, … Read more →

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Facebook trains you to divulge

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Dr. Marc

Facebook, “…lavishes you with attention from the people that you love the more you disclose about your life,” says Cory Doctorow in a Ted talk.The disconnect between disclosure and negative consequences (in time or because you never find out) frustrates … Read more →

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So You Want to Be a Clinical Psychologist

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Dr. Marc

Yes, psychologists can make fun of ourselves. This video is a hilarious take on a undergraduate student explaining why she wants to pursue a Ph.D in clinical psychology. Some of the satire is so right on that it hurt to … Read more →

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Children Believe their Lying Parents

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Dr. Marc

Tell a three-year-old child that a prize is under the red cup, when he saw you put it under the yellow cup, and he will believe you and look under the red cup. Researchers from University of Virginia in Charlottesville … Read more →

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Facebook Gets HTTPSecure

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Dr. Marc

Facebook is giving users the options to connect to its servers using HTTPS (the S stands for secure). This is a new feature, you must change your account settings for this to work; Facebook is not making it automatic. Also … Read more →

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New Guide to Securing Your Facebook Privacy

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Dr. Marc

ZDNet, the parent company to PCMag and other computer related content, posted a four-part series on locking down the privacy settings on Facebook. The lead article, with links to each part can be found here. Remember that Facebook frequently changes … Read more →

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Grace, Resilient Kids and a System

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Dr. Marc

A mother at one of my recent talks told me afterward that the most helpful thing I said was, “If you make a mistake in parenting, your child will give you 400 more chances to get it right.” She was … Read more →

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The New Facebook Groups: A Privacy Risk

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Dr. Marc

Facebook launched a new feature called Groups. On its face, it offers a way to limit who you share information with. In an interview posted on Cnet, Mark Zukerberg said, There are a lot of things you want to share … Read more →

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Facebook Tells Everyone Where You Are

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Dr. Marc

Facebook rolled out the Places feature, which publishes where you are physically located at the time of your update. You tell Facebook where you are, and it publishes it. Facebook, it its infinite (advertiser-friendly) wisdom, has assumed you want this … Read more →

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