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Parenting in a Digital World-Strategies from Ross Laird

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Ross Laird, PhD RCC is a clinical consultant and best-selling author on themes of addiction, trauma, creativity, and healing. He has won multiple awards for his writing, clinical work, teaching, and scholarship. He offers up the following 8 strategies for parenting in a digital world.

1. Be mindful about screen time.

2. Don’t sacrifice interpersonal communication.

3. Limit recreational screen time.

4. Resist new and fancy gear.

5. Explore the emotional benefits that kids derive from online cultures.

6. Practice digital transparency.

7. Focus on self-regulation and collaboration, not surveillance.

8. Talk things through.