Screen Time

Addressing your screen time struggles with science and understanding.

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We all know that media and technology unleash incredible opportunities for our kids and teens. They can connect, learn, create, take action, and share. We also understand that managing screen time unleashes incredible power struggles and worries: How much screen time is healthy? Is screen time bad for babies? What are the best cell phone rules for kids? What about social media and anxiety?

Media headlines don’t answer these questions very well, often relying on fear-based or tech-euphoric soundbites. You deserve guidance grounded in research so that you can worry less and parent better. Check out the posts below or search our full blog and be in touch with your questions.

New Report: Youth Voices on Generative AI

Sometimes it’s hard to observe transformative changes in real-time. We tend to look back and think, “Ah, that was when everything started to change.”

When I set up my first “Friendster” account, it certainly felt new and exciting. I thought carefully about which songs and photos…

New Report: Youth Voices on Generative AI
Considering a First Device? Try This Framework

There are moments when I look at my phone and think, “What a time to be alive!” The device in my hand is one thousand times faster than the last generation’s supercomputers. Our lives benefit from this small device’s connection, information, and efficiency.

There are other…

Considering a First Device? Try This Framework
When Kids Lie About Online Activities

“I wasn’t surprised that my kid looked at inappropriate content online. I know it comes with the territory,” a parent recently confided. “What upset me more is that he lied about it.”

“This is always so tricky,” I sympathized. “We only see a little snapshot of…

When Kids Lie About Online Activities
Beyond Likes and Shares: How to Build Real Self-Esteem

I can still remember the poster hanging in my fourth-grade classroom. Against the backdrop of a star-studded night sky, a comet blazed across the image accompanied by text that read, “You can be a star!”

As a child of the eighties, I grew up during the…

Beyond Likes and Shares: How to Build Real Self-Esteem
Can We Hold These Three Truths about Tech and Teens at the Same Time?

Mark Zuckerberg turned toward a group of grieving parents this week and issued a public apology. “I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through,” he said. “No one should go through what you and your families have suffered.”

This latest admission at the Senate online child safety…

Can We Hold These Three Truths about Tech and Teens at the Same Time?
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Entranced or Engaged? Young Children and Screens

“Hey, buddy?” I asked my then four-year-old. “Can you hear my voice?”

“Uh-huh,” he answered without looking at me, absentmindedly grabbing a french fry from the plate in front of him without ever moving his eyes toward his meal.

I moved my hands in front of his…

Entranced or Engaged? Young Children and Screens
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How to Stay Informed Without Getting Overwhelmed

“I feel like I am back to my peak pandemic habits all over again,” a friend recently shared. He went on, “I am checking my phone all the time.”

“That makes sense,” I responded with a sigh. “There is so much going on.”

“The problem is that…

How to Stay Informed Without Getting Overwhelmed

“Media and technology are not inherently good or bad, they are powerful. The good or bad depends upon how we use them.”

Dr. Dave Walsh

Addressing your screen time struggles with science and understanding.

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