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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2023 · 25 MIN

Nervous about letting your child use social media apps? Try mentoring, not monitoring.

from On The Record · host WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore

Sharing and messaging through social media apps is the modern version of passing a note in class. It’s how kids communicate. We speak parenting and technology expert Devorah Heitner about setting healthy boundaries for Internet use while giving children space to explore. Her latest book is, "Growing Up In Public: Coming Of Age In A Digital World.”Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472

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Nervous about letting your child use social media apps? Try mentoring, not monitoring.

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