Which Parental Controls Do I Recommend? None. Here Are 10 Reasons Why.
By Emily Cherkin, M.A.Ed., The Screentime Consultant
I am asked this question all the time: “What parental controls do you recommend?”
The reality is, I don’t recommend parental controls. Mostly, I recommend parenting.*
*(I’m being cheeky. The tech industry would love for parents to feel responsible for all family screentime conflicts. It means they don’t have to be accountable, and they absolutely should be. But just because it isn’t our fault as parents, it is still our responsibility to parent…
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Emily Cherkin, M.A.Ed., is a tech-intentional parent, educator, speaker, writer, and founder of The Screentime Consultant, LLC, and her work has been featured in local and national news, including in The New York Times and on The Today Show and Good Morning, America.
