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To Monitor or Mentor: A Review of Screenwise by Devorah Heitner

Emily Sexton — September 6, 2016

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I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up Screenwise: Helping Kids Survive (and Thrive) in Their Digital World, by Devorah Heitner. This new book, officially out today, explores the intersection of childhood, parenting and all these devices that we are all carrying around all the time. As someone …

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