Why We Should Let the Kids Drive the School Bus [SATIRE]

Ok, You Got Your Kid a Smartphone or iPad...

iPads Don’t Belong in School

Please Stop Saying Screens Help Children Regulate. They Do Not.

EdTech is Not Tech Ed

Why Opting Out of EdTech Matters Now More Than Ever

A.I. in the Classroom

Should Phones Be Allowed in Schools?

Let’s Talk About Cyberbullying

Rejecting the New Costs of a Free Education

Becoming a Tech-Intentional Family

EdTech is a Problem. Parents Can Say No.

4 Questions to Ask Your School About EdTech

Why EdTech Surveillance is Bad for Kids

The Un-Sexy (But Important) Side of Data Privacy

Guest Blog: SDKs & Why They Matter 

Guest Blog: Our First Fish Opt Out Digital Journey

Being a First Fish: Opting Out of EdTech

What’s the Problem With EdTech?

Think Your Child has a Screentime Problem? Start Here

There's No Such Thing As a Safe Smartphone For Kids

The Madness of EdTech

How Do We Implement "Phone Away for the Day" Schools?

You’re Not Alone

Social Media and the Weaponization of Middle School Drama

3 Trends From Parent Surveys About Technology and Parenting

What’s Getting Lost in the AI Shuffle

It’s Time to Address the Cause, Not the Symptom: School-Issued Devices

Phone-Free Schools Are Half the Solution

How an Idaho School District Adopted a Phone-Free Policy

How I Became The Screentime Consultant

My Testimony to the Vermont House in Support of S.289

Birds, Bees & Phones

“Child-Friendly” Devices Aren’t Better Than Smartphones

Cultivating Resilience

The Problem With AI in Education Isn’t What You Think

The Impacts of Screen-Based Technology

4 Ways Tech-Based Play Is Different From Traditional Play

How Family Values Relate to Screentime

Scary Versus Dangerous: Worry About the Right Stuff

The Money is Just Too Good. Even When Kids are Dying

Which Skills Should We Emphasize for Healthy Development?

The Evolution of Persuasive Design

Proven Strategies for Navigating Post-Screen Meltdowns

3 More Habits of the Tech-Intentional™ Family

3 Habits of the Tech-Intentional™ Family

Living Our Lives Out Loud

When “I’m Bored” Means “I Want Screentime”

When Fighting Over Foursquare Isn’t a Bad Thing

We’ve Got It Backwards. Skills Matter.

The Parenting Quadrant

5 Reasons Parental Controls Will Fail You

Tech’s Secret Weapon: Persuasive Design

A Child Who Thinks They Can’t Is Eventually Right

When The News is Scary and the Images Graphic

Safe? Or Surveilled? Striking the Right Balance as Parents in the Digital Age

Middle Schoolers Don’t Need Smartphones; They Need a Childhood

Kids are Using A LOT of Tech at School. Here’s What Parents Need to Know.

What a Pediatric OT says About Screentime

An Open Letter to Parents About Parental Controls

Social Media and Me: If It's Hard for Grown-ups, It's Worse for Kids

“Social Media is Bad for Kids,” According to a Kid

Save a Tween, Share a Phone

Holding Tight and Letting Go: Parenting a Teen

The Number One Question I Get Asked and How I Respond

My Teen Is In Europe and All I Get are One-Word Texts. Here's Why That's Ok.

3 Questions to Consider About When to Give Your Kid a Phone

Why I Give My Tween Permission to Be Mad at Me

“My Kid Doesn’t Use Social Media.” Yes, They Do. If Your Kid Uses YouTube or Roblox, They’re Using Social Media.

On the Minds of Middle Schoolers

Think Your Kid Won’t Get P*rn in their DMs?

Our Kids Are Listening, Even When They Roll Their Eyes

What Parents Need to Know About Screen Use in Schools

5 Things I Learned From 5 Days in a 5th Grade Group Chat

ChatGPT: What's Scary vs Dangerous

Which Parental Controls Do I Recommend? None.

A Tech-Intentional Parenting Manifesto

An Open Letter to Big Tech From an Outraged Parent

I’m 43. I Made A Fake Snapchat Account Pretending To Be 15. Within Seconds, The Algorithm Delivered P*rn

Smoke and Tears: From 9/11 to Climate Grief

That Battle You’re Having With Your Kid Over Screens? It’s Not a Fair Fight.

This Is Not Sustainable. Parents, It Is Time To Act.

We Can Do Hard Things

When Your Kids See P*rn on Their School-Issued Device, Guess Who Is Responsible? Hint: It’s Not the School District.

How to Minimize the Misery

My Son Loves His Math Teacher