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Emily Cherkin

Think Your Kid Won’t Get Porn in their DMs?

Think again. I got catfished on Instagram, and I’m a 45-year-old expert on screentime.

7 min readMar 14, 2023

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Think Your Kid Won’t Get Porn in their DMs?

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Emily Cherkin

Our Kids Are Listening, Even When They Roll Their Eyes.

We have to keep talking.

5 min readMar 9, 2023

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Our Kids Are Listening, Even When They Roll Their Eyes.

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Emily Cherkin

What Parents Need to Know About Screen Use in Schools

TL;DR: It’s complicated.

7 min readFeb 23, 2023

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What Parents Need to Know About Screen Use in Schools

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Emily Cherkin

5 Things I Learned From 5 Days in a 5th Grade Group Chat

And Why I Remain Convinced 11-Year-Olds Should Not Have Smartphones

5 min readFeb 8, 2023

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5 Things I Learned From 5 Days in a 5th Grade Group Chat

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Emily Cherkin

Which Parental Controls Do I Recommend? None.

Here Are 10 Reasons Why.

7 min readNov 3, 2022

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Which Parental Controls Do I Recommend? None.

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Emily Cherkin

A Tech-Intentional Parenting Manifesto

Inspired by Brené Brown’s “Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto”

3 min readSep 16, 2022

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A Tech-Intentional Parenting Manifesto

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Emily Cherkin

An Open Letter to Big Tech From an Outraged Parent

To the Zuckerbergs and Mosseris of the World

6 min readApr 29, 2022

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An Open Letter to Big Tech From an Outraged Parent

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Emily Cherkin

I’m 43. I made a fake Snapchat account pretending to be a 15-year-old.

No child should be fed the content I saw, by algorithm or content moderator.

5 min readOct 26, 2021

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I’m 43. I made a fake Snapchat account pretending to be a 15-year-old.

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Emily Cherkin

Smoke and Tears: From 9/11 to Climate Grief

A Smoky Sky

8 min readAug 13, 2021

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Smoke and Tears: From 9/11 to Climate Grief

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Emily Cherkin

That Battle You’re Having With Your Kid Over Screens?

Emily Cherkin, M.A.Ed., is a tech-intentional parent, educator, speaker, and founder of The Screentime Consultant, LLC. Her work has been…

7 min readMay 14, 2021

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That Battle You’re Having With Your Kid Over Screens?

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Emily Cherkin

Emily Cherkin

Emily is a speaker, writer, consultant, and parent of two. A former middle school teacher, she is now the founder and owner of The Screentime Consultant.

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