10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-tech World10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-tech World

Twenge "seeks to help parents raise kids to have a healthy relationship with technology. [She] argues that parents should set strict boundaries with their children when it comes to phone and laptop use, considering that legal protections to keep kids from accessing inappropriate content online are flimsy at best. She encourages setting firm screen-time limits backed by parental control software to ensure that technology use doesn't interfere with activities like socializing and exercising, and she proposes that parents should wait to give kids smartphones until they're old enough to drive, pointing to studies that show delaying smartphone use improves mental health outcomes"--