
28 May 2022, Berlin: A boy is lying on a bench playing an online game on his cell phone. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa (Photo by Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Kids are spending all day (some studies are showing the average at over eight hours a day) staring at screens and taking in an incomprehensible amount of messaging and media. Many parents want to fix this issue, but don’t want to banish the electronic babysitter. She gets it and she can help. Back to school is a perfect time for families to take a break and put tech in its right place.

BONN, GERMANY – APRIL 15: In this photo illustration a girl is sitting on her bed and doing a facetime call on April 15, 2020 in Bonn, Germany. In times of Corona, social distance is required. (Photo by Ute Grabowsky/Photothek via Getty Images)
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