From the Mailbag: Sixth-grade class project

Side note: I have recently received a number of emails from students who want me to answer questions for their class projects. I think it is so wonderful that students feel empowered to contact sources directly and wish I could …

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Happy 2019!

I recently wrote a piece for the Washington Post on what Silicon Valley parents are *really* doing around screentime. I wrote the piece to alleviate some of the fear-mongering and parent-shaming based on the myth that Silicon Valley parents don’t let their …

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Back to School, Instagram Launch, and Atlantic Video

It’s been an incredibly busy few weeks with back to school in full swing and the latest social media research backing up much of the work that I shared in my latest book, Social Media Wellness. Earlier this month, I helped Instagram launch …

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The SOCIAL MEDIA WELLNESS Book Tour FAQs (and my answers)

Ever since my new book SOCIAL MEDIA WELLNESS came out August 29, I have been on book tour visiting schools in cities around the country and talking to parents, students, and faculty members about understanding our current social media landscape, managing digital distractions, …

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Academic Advising: Thinking About Next Year’s Classes

I recently visited a wonderful independent high school in North Carolina, and was lucky to get the chance to speak with a number of incredible faculty members, parents and students. At one point during my visit, the high school principal …

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