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Parent Stories from The Digital Childhood
Real stories from parents about hard tech moments with their kids. The conversations that worked, the ones that didn't, and what we're all figuring out together.
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She explained AI better than I ever could
I was trying to explain it and she beat me to it.
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The night my daughter asked to talk to ChatGPT at bedtime
She hopped into bed and asked, and I wasn't ready. Here's what I said.
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EdTech is everywhere in classrooms right now, and here's the small choice I made
More and more research is asking whether all that classroom tech actually helps young kids learn, and here's the small thing I asked for.
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My daughter asked to download an AI 'chat friend' app
The parental controls paused it, but they couldn't make it safe. Here's what I did instead.
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My 8-year-old came home and said her friend wants to add her on Roblox
She doesn't have it, and we don't allow it right now. But I didn't want it to feel like no, you can't have friends.