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Parents searching for elusive work-life balance may see smartphones and tablets as a way to escape the office in time to be home for dinner each night, but these gadgets can also be a huge distraction and source of stress, a recent study suggests.

When researchers asked a group of parents to slow down and answer detailed questions about how and when they use mobile technology, people revealed a lot of internal conflict about how the devices are changing their lives.

"Every time a new technology is introduced, it disrupts things a little, so in many ways this is no different from the anxieties that families and our culture felt with the introduction of the TV or telephone," said lead study author Dr. Jenny Radesky, a pediatrics researcher at the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor.

We all love snapping pictures and video with our iPhones, but sometimes we don't want to share them with the world on Facebook or Instagram; just with family or specific friends. Apple has a built-in feature within the Photos app to make it easy to share your pictures and videos with the ones you love. Here's a quick step-by-step guide:

Turn on iCloud Photo Sharing

Before you can share you need to make sure your iCloud is properly set up for sharing.

You know what they say, couples who play together, stay together. These are five fun and easy games that you and your spouse can play together whether you're in the same room or on a lunch break and just want to stay connected.

Piyo Blocks 2
Developer: Big Pixel Studios
Price: $1.99
Runs On: iOS, Android
www.bigpixelstudios.co.uk

Piyo Blocks 2 challenges you to match three like-boxes in a row to make them disappear. You've likely played games like this before, which makes it easy to learn. Where this game excels is in the variety of single-player and multi-player modes and options.