Raising kids in the digital age

Parents let children utilize iPhones and other mobile gadgets

By Nina Wu

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 19, 2013

~~<p>Every member of the Ozawa family has an iPhone — even kids Katie, 15, Zac, 10, and Alex, 8, who got theirs as hand-me-downs whenever dad Ryan Ozawa upgraded his mobile devices.</p>
<p>But of the children, only Katie has service. The others may use the household Wi-Fi to play games, text via iMessage or go on FaceTime for video calls, but phones are not allowed at the dinner table, said Ozawa, a self-professed "geek dad" and social media and communications specialist.</p>
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Every member of the Ozawa family has an iPhone — even kids Katie, 15, Zac, 10, and Alex, 8, who got theirs as hand-me-downs whenever dad Ryan Ozawa upgraded his mobile devices.

But of the children, only Katie has service. The others may use the household Wi-Fi to play games, text via iMessage or go on FaceTime for video calls, but phones are not allowed at the dinner table, said Ozawa, a self-professed "geek dad" and social media and communications specialist. Login for more...