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Kids and Smartphones

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If we could do it over again we would not allow our kids to have smartphones so early—Grade 7 and Grade 9. At the time, we were not thinking of the dangers lurking in those devices. In a 2020 paper, Jean Twenge concludes: After remaining stable during the early 2000s, the prevalence of mental health … Read more

Farewell Facebook and Instagram

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In 2010 I reluctantly joined Facebook. I was trying to market my books and I heard that I needed to create a platform so publishers would know I had an audience. A few years later, I opened an Instagram account. But I never checked either on a daily basis. With Facebook, I logged in, looked … Read more

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