5 ways you can get your kids' digital use under control for the summer

Don’t be me. When I look at my beautiful daughter, I see a face – or rather I don’t see it – hidden behind a small rectangular screen. The iPhone is her constant companion and she’s often much more engaged with it then she is with me or her mother.

We waited until she was 13 to hand her a smartphone. Prior to that, she had a feature phone capable of texting and not much else. Those were the good old days. As soon as she got the iPhone, it was as if she’d been sucked into the screen, disappearing with a tiny pop behind that gorilla glass and millions of multi-colored pixels. She emerges rarely and under duress. Read more...