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Am I doing this right?

The guilty parents' guide to screen time limits

Jun 9, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

9 ways to tackle parenting chaos

Are your evenings a mess? Ours too. This framework can help you survive (mostly) unscathed.

May 5, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Should I send my kid to Kindergarten?

Q&A on Kindergarten redshirting and school readiness

Mar 24, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Do parents even matter?

Q&A on nature vs. nurture

Feb 3, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Q&A: My 10-year-old wants a YouTube channel

My 10-year-old wants to create his own YouTube channel, and I’m torn!

Dec 17, 2024 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Q&A: Is TV better than an iPad for my kid?

Is there a difference between kids using an iPad versus watching TV? I have this suspicion that watching on a TV is “better” somehow…but maybe that’s…

Dec 11, 2024 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Q&A: Should I get my child a smartwatch?

My kids are in elementary school, and a lot of their friends are starting to get smartwatches. This is not something that was ever on my radar, but I…

Dec 9, 2024 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Q&A: What rules should I have for my kid's first smartphone?

I’m about to get my 13-year-old her first smartphone, and I’m super overwhelmed. What rules should I put in place? I’m worried about all the usual…

Nov 30, 2024 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Evidence-Based Tech Parenting Guidance

Your child's getting a phone. Now what?

Let's make a plan

Aug 11, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Screen "addiction" and mental health

What you need to know about a new study that's making headlines

Jul 28, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD and Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD

What should we do about kids and AI?

A new report from the American Psychological Association offers guidance

Jun 16, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

How to do screen time this summer

Summertime and the livin' is TV

May 27, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

New data: Teens say social media is bad (just not for them)

What do teens and their parents think about social media?

Apr 28, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Screen time ends. Then comes the meltdown.

Here's how to stop it from happening

Apr 21, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

New data: Screen time for ages 0 to 8

How much time are kids spending? And what do parents think about it?

Mar 3, 2025 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

How to talk to kids about YouTube

What parents need to know, with new guidance from the American Psychological Association

Dec 14, 2024 • Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

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