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When safety devices become new sources of distraction

I bought my daughter a smartwatch for safety but now she's getting social media notifications on it at school and I realize I just moved the problem instead of solving it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent's attempt to find a technological middle ground inadvertently creates new pathways for the very problems they sought to avoid.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Screen time technology and raising digital children?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.