It’s an Unfair Fight: What the Your Attention Please Documentary Taught Me About Kids, Big Tech, and Why Education Can’t Wait
Screen Guardians Podcast 40 — It’s an Unfair Fight, with Sara Robin, Kristin Bride, and Trisha Prabhu I watched the Your Attention Please documentary over a weekend, and when it ended I had to sit for a minute. It’s a heavy film. It follows the families, young people,...
Kids Screen Time Isn’t the Right Measure. Here’s What Is.
Screen Guardians Podcast 39 — The Cost of Free, with Ben Gillenwater, the Family IT Guy How many minutes was she on the tablet today? Is two hours too much? For years, kids screen time has been the number families and schools try to manage. On this episode of the...
Two Moms, One Chromebook, and a New State Law: What Parents Can Actually Change About School Technology
Screen Guardians Podcast 38 — parent advocacy in schools with Allie Terry and Liz Jenkins of G-Rated Schools I want to start here: Everything our kids learn about how to live in this world is learned through relationships. Not in isolation. Not in a vacuum. Through...
3 Skeptical Moms on Why Digital Wellness Education in Schools Works
When a school announces a new program about screens, most parents brace for one of two things: a lecture, or a guilt trip. That was exactly the mood in Syracuse, Kansas, when digital wellness education in schools showed up on the calendar at USD 494. Three moms —...
Kids and Screen Time: What One Fifth Grader Wants Parents to Know
If screen time feels like the one battle you never quite win, you’re not alone. Most conversations about kids and screen time start with a worried parent and end with a shrug. But every so often, the most clear-eyed voice in the room isn’t the expert or...
A K–12 digital health and safety program for students, teachers and parents. Not anti-technology. Pro-child.
