There are two little words that create an outsized amount of anxiety for parents. Hearing “screen time” triggers feelings of guilt and anxiety — and googling it leads to nothing but confusion. The keywords pull up an information overload: news outlets offer up competing headlines that leave parents guessing, and…
Every parent knows it: that creeping anxiety when you read the latest headline on screen time or social media use. It’s ruining kids’ brains. It’s causing depression. Some experts even seem to suggest that it’s worse than heroin. But then, every so often, you see a headline telling you the…
As a child that grew up in the 80s, I always felt a special connection to Mister Rogers. I was very young when my mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Within two years, she’d lost the use of her arms and legs, and was confined to a wheelchair for…
Today marks the official release of my book Screen Captured, and it is now available for purchase on Amazon (please excuse the product plug). …
When you run a startup, it seems like every week brings a new milestone and every day presents a new challenge you’ve never encountered before. (Sometimes that challenge is networking at a conference, and other times it’s assembling an ergonomic office chair.) In the coming months, we’ll be beta testing…
We can’t seem to get through a news cycle lately without hearing about one of the big tech companies — and over the last few weeks, YouTube has had its fair share of press. The Washington Post recently broke the story that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating YouTube over…
They say it’s a change to make their platform healthier, but what’s really behind the new feature Instagram is testing?
A little over two weeks ago, a tweet by Jane Manchun Wang gave us a preview of a new Instagram feature — and caused a stir in the process. Wong…
It’s easy for tech platforms to turn the other cheek and enjoy the benefits of young users, but what are the implications for kids and parents?
Recently, Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in the Washington Post calling for more regulation in technology. He spoke directly to four areas that have…
Thanks to a bizarre new online challenge, it’s not just the lactose intolerant that need to fear cheese.
If you’re a parent in the digital age, you’re probably familiar with at least a few of the bizarre hashtag challenges making their rounds on the internet. One of the most widely…
