The 3 Big Mistakes: What (Most) Parenting Advice Gets Wrong About Phones and Screen Time A guest post by NPR science reporter and author Michaeleen Doucleff Introduction from Jean: One of the best parenting books I’ve ever read is Michaeleen Doucleff’s Hu... See more
How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop You pick up your phone to do one quick task, and suddenly 20 minutes have flown by without you even noticing. How do apps do that to you? Science journalist Michaeleen Doucleff felt like he... See more
Two years ago, I arrived at the end of my rope with my 8-year-old daughter’s screen time. Throughout her life, my husband and I closely followed pediatricians’ advice around screens. Starting around age 6, we allowed our daughter Rosy to watch Netflix or ... See more
What makes a person keep playing a video slot machine? Some of the same features that make children stay on social media apps or video games for too long. Paige Stampatori for NPR hide caption toggle caption Paige Stampatori for NPR In two landmark cases ... See more
In two landmark cases, social media companies have been found liable for endangering and harming children. Meta and Google are appealing the verdicts and disputing the idea that their products are addictive. But over the course of more than a decade, scie... See more
