Screens are often seen as “less than.” A less valuable use of our time. Facilitating less valuable relationships. Even less valuable learning. For whatever reason, screen-based activities are often treated as both separate from and “less than” everything else. If it happens on a screen, it is somehow less “real...
Why does screen time guilt hit so hard? We’ve all done it. Handed over the iPad so we could make a phone call, finish dinner, or just have five minutes to breathe (or go potty). Almost immediately, the guilt creeps in. Should I have read them a book instead?...
Video games and apps for kids are very popular — I don’t need stats to tell you what you witness around you and your kids every day, but I do have some eye-opening ones anyway. It is increasingly common for young children, ages 4 to 7, to have their own...
As parents, we’re often concerned with limiting, monitoring, and curating our kids’ screen time. But instead of focusing on simple time limits, let's consider the kinds of screen time our kids are engaging in. Did you know there can be different benefits to different kinds of screen...
As digital parents, many of us are looking for clarity, not just about how much screen time our kids should have, but how to make sense of it all. With so many expert opinions, rules of thumb, and internet hot takes, it’s easy to feel lost. Making things harder?...
As digital parents, we’re often caught between conflicting headlines in our everyday realities, raising digital natives. One moment, screens are framed as harmful; the next, they’re hailed as educational powerhouses. Meanwhile, we just want to make dinner in peace and maybe feel a little less guilty about putting...
As parents in the digital age, we’re navigating a new frontier of raising kids with more resources but also more challenges. We don’t want to simply restrict technology — or worse, pretend it doesn’t exist. So, where do we go from here? What does it mean to be...
We’re always listening to the Nurture community of parents, caregivers, and educators as they bring questions about screen time, online safety, and the impact of digital play on children’s mental and physical health. Then, we turn to our in-house expert, Dr. Rachel Kowert, for answers. As a research...
Many parents have questions and concerns about the amount of time their children are using screens. But is this the right way to think about screen time for kids? As it turns out, it can be more beneficial to think about screen time quality instead of quantity. Of course, setting...