by Dr. Katie Davis | Jun 6, 2023 | Blog
I’ve been a guest on several parenting podcasts recently, where the idea of the “good enough” digital parent has resonated with many hosts. As I discuss in Technology’s Child, a good enough digital parent does their best to guide their children...
by Dr. Katie Davis | May 22, 2023 | Blog
“The further integration of AI into social media is likely to be a disaster for adolescents,” warn social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt in a recent piece they co-wrote for The Atlantic. I know several researchers who take issue with...
by Dr. Katie Davis | May 15, 2023 | Blog
Last week, the American Psychological Association released a health advisory on social media use in adolescence. The report lays out 10 recommendations based on current evidence in psychological science and related disciplines. This is an important and useful document...
by Dr. Katie Davis | May 2, 2023 | Blog
In early 2022, when I was writing the final chapter of Technology’s Child, I observed that the United States was way behind other countries when it came to regulating the tech industry. The UK had enacted the Children’s Code, Australia had the Online Safety Act, and...
by Dr. Katie Davis | Apr 25, 2023 | Blog
In a recent post, I explored the concept of “loose parts” in children’s play. As a very brief recap of the concept, when children play with loose parts such as cardboard boxes, pebbles, sticks, even paper clips, they have the freedom to create their own worlds instead...
by Dr. Katie Davis | Apr 11, 2023 | Blog
After an early dinner last Wednesday, I set Oliver up with his tablet and headphones (in the spirit of good enough digital parenting) and logged onto the live stream of a panel discussion taking place at the University of Washington (UW), titled Demystifying ChatGPT...
