Podcasts Government On The Record Nervous about letting your child use social media apps? Try mentoring, not monitoring.

Nervous about letting your child use social media apps? Try mentoring, not monitoring.

Published: Oct. 23, 2023, 2:26 p.m.

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Sharing and messaging through social media apps is the modern version of passing a note in class. It\\u2019s how kids communicate. We speak parenting and technology expert Devorah Heitner about setting healthy boundaries for Internet use while giving children space to explore. Her latest book is, "Growing Up In Public: Coming Of Age In A Digital World.\\u201d

Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

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