Parenting in the Digital Age
*Breathe* Giving Your 12-Year-Old a Smartphone Didn't Ruin Their Health
If headlines about smartphones and eating disorders left you feeling guilty, anxious, or questioning your parenting, take a deep breath. Here’s a more nuanced look at what the research actually did—and didn't—find.
Jacqueline Vickery
6 min read
Digital wellbeing isn't just a teen challenge...
Simple shifts in adult perspectives can change how families talk about digital life — together.
Jacqueline Vickery
5 min read
The point was never perfect screen time. It was a good summer.
How to let go of the guilt and integrate media in ways that fit your family this season.
Jacqueline Vickery
4 min read
Three Questions to Ask When You’re Worried About Your Teen’s Phone Habits
When a teen’s phone use starts to feel like a problem, the instinct is often to set a rule...But what if we’re asking the wrong question?
Jacqueline Vickery
1 min read
I Don’t Talk About “Screen Time” for the Same Reason I Don’t Talk About Calories
Why counting and restriction miss the bigger picture, and what routines offer instead
Jacqueline Vickery
7 min read
When Platforms Generate Harm
The Grok controversy reveals how generative AI platform design can produce harm, raising urgent questions about youth safety and responsibility.
Jacqueline Vickery
5 min read
