limits. when you reach for a device, or your child reaches for one, stop for a moment and think: do i need to watch yet another cat video, as funny as they are? is this video game the best use of my child’s time right now? is this really what i want to be doing, or what i want my child to be doing?
if the answer is yes, go for it. but if it’s no, or maybe, then do something else instead. digital media has the capacity to open the world—but the world will always be bigger than digital media, and we need to remember that.
when and how should i 