Jean Twenge's Tech Rules for Raising Kids

0:00Psychologist Jean Twinji just dropped her new book, 10 rules for raising kids in a high-tech world, packed with research back tips on handling. Scraintime. As a professor who studied how tech messes with young minds, she links heavy use to rising mental health struggles in kids. And get this, she's a mom of three teens, so her advice mixes data with real-life grit. Paris today battled daily to set tech boundaries, especially when kids beg for smartphones because, quote-unquote, everyone has one. Twinji says, push back. No social media needed. They can text, face time, or hang out old school. Her key? Dolphin parenting, firm but flexible, like a dolphin skin, loving with clear rules to avoid total chaos. Kids get it too. Many teens and young adults admit tech traps them, even saying the world be better without TikTok. They know their childhoods differ from past generations, but breaking free feels impossible without guardrails. Roe modeling matters big time, so no phones at family dinner, parents included.

1:01Progress is rolling. Phone-free school days from Bell to Bell catching fire nationwide, like in San Diego Unified. Still, Twinji pushes no social media for under 15, maybe chronological feeds over algorithms. Her recent New York Times piece calls out school laptops, those Chromebooks turning into distraction machines. Bottom line, techs here to stay, but smart rules keep kids thriving, blending empathy with limits for healthier vibes all around. Local news, powered by AI. This is California News Today.