13 Screen Time Rules For When You Give Your Kid an iPhone
There are the steps we can take to shield our children from the worst impacts of the digital world without cutting them off altogether
Parenting is a challenging full-time gig. Give your kid a smartphone, and it becomes even harder.
Our kid’s childhoods look different than ours.
We had books. They have screens. We listened to our friend’s voices. They read and write texts. We had to wait at least a week to see how our photographs turned out. They see theirs instantly and edit them just as fast. We climbed trees. They play video games and scroll aimlessly through Instagram. We looked in mirrors. They post photos on their ‘gram as if they are reality TV stars.
Many parents don’t understand technology the way our children do, because the pace with which children learn the latest technology runs circles around us. We are just trying to keep up when we really need to be one step ahead.
I recently attended a talk by Lori Getz, a tech safety expert, and founder of Cyber Education Consultants, at my daughter’s school.
I’m already reasonably strict with my daughter’s phone use. Weekly, I hear from her: “Mom! You are the strictest mother at…
