(Why my 14-year-old has a flip phone)

Reframing Screen Use in Schools

(From an Uncle to his Nephew on Graduating High School)

Children and democracy have long needed the same things to flourish

It’s Time for Mass Refusal

(is one you already have, if you choose to use it)

It Goes Way Beyond Just “Is it Good for Learning?”

And How We Can Find Our Way Back to What Matters

Why Do EdTech Products Need Your Kids’ Data?

Choosing Facts Over Fear

6 Lessons for School Leaders

The Foundation of Tech-Intentionality

How Values Guide Our Decisions

A Letter to the Leaders

16 Ways EdTech is Harmful to Children

(With Love, From Helena)

5 Frustrations About EdTech, AI, and Education, and 3 Questions to Ask Instead

Some People Think I Am...But Really I Am...

Hint: Tech-Intentionality is Not Anti-Tech

New Program Alert: “Keys for Kids”

Now What?

6 Fallacies About EdTech and 6 Suggestions for a Tech-Intentional School Framework

We Are Causing More Harm by Saying They Do

What So Many Get So Wrong About Technology in School and the 3 Questions We Should Be Asking 

A Fight for Democracy

5 Things To Consider

3 Common Arguments Debunked

What Parents Need to Know, How it’s Different from Bullying, and What We Can Do to Help Our Kids

Guest Blog Post by Julie Liddell

What to Expect from a School Presentation

Tech in School is Out of Sync With Development

It's Time to Push Back

It's Not Just Screentime that Hurts Kids

4 Risks Parents Should Know About EdTech and Your Child’s Data

The Wildcard Contractors in EdTech Construction by Lisa LeVasseur

A Short Story by Patti

Why It’s Hard and Why I’m Doing it Anyway

Doesn't it Help?

There's a Reason This is so Hard

What a “phone-free” childhood should really look like

All or Nothing Options

If We Don't Trust Teenagers With Phones, Should We Trust Them With Phone Pouches?

What We're Fighting For

Or, Why it’s One Thing to Say “No” to Social Media Before 16 and an ENTIRELY Different Reality to Enforce It

You're Not Alone

The Case for Teachers. Real Ones.

Parents, Let’s Do This!

Away for the Day is the Next Right Thing. But It’s Not the Full Solution.

Creating Phone-Free Schools Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated. But it Needs to Be Done.

The “Aha” Moment in 2014 That Started It All

Advocacy in Action

Children Will See P*rn

A Better Question: Why Are We Giving Our Child the Device in the First Place?

Why Letting Our Kids Struggle is a Good Thing

What's Scary vs What's Dangerous

Why I Am Tech-Intentional™ Not Anti-Tech

Skills Before Screens

& How That Relates to Getting Locked Out of My Google Business Account

Addressing Parental Anxiety First

Big Tech and Congress Must Do More

The Three Things We Need to Focus On

Why It Is Hard to Put Down the Screens

It's Not a Fair Fight

One Size Does Not Fit All

Find What Works for Your Family

The Single Easiest Parent Strategy

Reading Between the Phrases

Navigating Conflict is Part of Healthy Development

Why Skills Need to Come Before Screens

Why Authoritative Parenting is Tech-Intentional™ Parenting

The Most Common Question I Receive is: “What Parental Controls Do You Recommend?”

It Turns Out That We’re Not Bad Parents.

Would You Let Your 10-year-old Walk Alone to a Friend’s House…Without a Phone?

Talking to Our Kids About the Bad Stuff Online

Worrying About the Right Things

Real Life Experiences Build Resilience

EdTech is Just Big Tech in a Sweater Vest

Screens Impact Child Development

TL;DR They Aren't the Solution

Mostly, I Hate It

What My Tween Wrote in Her Essay

An Unusual Parenting Strategy

The Bittersweetness of Raising a Child

The Question I Get Asked the Most is, “What Parental Controls Do I Need?” To the Surprise of Many Parents, My Short Answer is: None.

Growing Up and Letting Go

(Or For Whom the Phone Pulls)

Tweens Are Complicated

We Have to Stop Thinking that Social Media is Just TikTok and Snapchat and Facebook and Instagram

It's Not As Simple As We Think

Think Again. I Got Catfished on Instagram, and I’m a 45-year-old Expert on Screentime

We Have To Keep Talking

TL;DR: It’s Complicated

And Why I Remain Convinced 11-Year-Olds Should Not Have Smartphones

Skills Before Screens

Which Parental Controls Do I Recommend? None. Here Are 10 Reasons Why.

Why We Do This For Our Children

To the Zuckerbergs and Mosseris of the World

No Child Should Be Fed The Content I Saw

A Personal Story

Here Are 3 Things Parents Can Do

If Remote Learning is Breaking You, Here Are 8 Things to Do

(Even When it Feels Like We’re Damned if We Do, and Damned if We Don’t)

Monitor Your Child’s Remote Learning Device for P*rn and Violent Content. Because The School District Won’t.

Five Ways to Help Your Kids Survive Remote Learning

(Or Why Remote Learning Alone Won’t Save Education)