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Devorah Heitner

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Author of national bestseller, Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World. Keynote Speaker.
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Back to school phone bans

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By Devorah Heitner
| linkedin.com
School phone bans are all the rage right now with more than 20 states and several countries adding new policies. I don’t hold out a lot of hope that banning cell phones will magically fix everything – but I can understand the concerns behind the bans. I’m just wary of putting all of our eggs into a Yondr pouch, especially if it lets lets us feel like we are off the hook and can forget about teaching kids HOW to use tech–or cultivating school environments where students can thrive.
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What's the Worst Parenting Advice You Ever Received?

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By Virginia Sole-Smith, Devorah Heitner
| Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith
I told this story quickly on the podcast last Thursday: When my older daughter was about 3, I reported a story for a now-defunct parenting magazine about kids and screen time. Some of the advice (from folks like !) was incredibly sensible and helpful. But then I interviewed a Harvard-based screen time researcher — who my editor and I both expected to be the leading voice in the piece, though now I realize we were both responding to “Harvard” and “white man” more than umm, anything else.
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How it's different now

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By Laura McKowen, Devorah Heitner
| Love Story Newsletter
Hi - Happy freaking September, people. My favorite month. Today’s newsletter is somewhat of a roaming ramble about what’s on my mind and heart as I process this summer. But first, three things: September is National Recovery Month, and to celebrate, we’re hosting a series of free support meetings this week at The Luckiest Club. I’m leading the meeting TODAY at 3 pm ET.
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