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No Timeouts, No Yelling: The Gentle Nonsense of a TikTok Parenting Meme

By Emily Dreyfuss · Apr 8, 2022 12:00pm PDT
Pop quiz: Are you a gentle parent? Last year, before I had ever heard this phrase, I would have answered yes, because it sounds like the kind of parent I at least try to be to my two kids. But then, starting in August 2021, TikTok’s algorithm began to bombard my For You Page with videos hashtagged #gentleparenting. According to Google trends,... Pop quiz: Are you a gentle parent? Last year, before I had ever heard this phrase, I would have...
Art by Mike Sullivan.
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Dear Parentverse: I Forbid My Middle-Schooler From Using Social Media. How Do I Get Her School to Back Me Up?

By Emily Dreyfuss · Feb 26, 2022 7:00am PST · 6 comments
This isParentverse, The Information Weekend’s advice column for tech-savvy parents.Email us your questions [email protected], if you don’t mind sharing them with your fellow subscribers, post them in the comments below. Dear Parentverse: My 11-year-old daughter has a flip phone for emergencies, but I haven’t let her use a... This isParentverse, The Information Weekend’s advice column for tech-savvy parents.Email us your...
Art by Haejin Park.
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Dear Parentverse: My Four-Year-Old Trusts Amazon’s Alexa More Than Me

By Emily Dreyfuss · Feb 4, 2022 12:00pm PST · 4 comments
This is Parentverse, The Information Weekend’s advice column for tech-savvy parents. Email us your questions at [email protected]. Or, if you don’t mind sharing them with your fellow subscribers, post them in the comments below. Dear Parentverse: My four-year-old daughter asks Alexa everything—I mean everything. I thought it was... This is Parentverse, The Information Weekend’s advice column for tech-savvy parents. Email us...
Art by Haejin Park.
Dear Parentverse: My 8-Year-Old Is Clamoring for Animal Crossing Amiibos—Any Reason to Say No?
By Emily Dreyfuss · Jan 21, 2022 12:00pm PST · 2 comments
Art by Haejin Park.
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Dear Parentverse: My 8-Year-Old Is Clamoring for Animal Crossing Amiibos—Any Reason to Say No?

By Emily Dreyfuss · Jan 21, 2022 12:00pm PST · 2 comments
This is Parentverse, The Information Weekend’s advice column for tech-savvy parents. Email us your questions at [email protected]. Or, if you don’t mind sharing them with your fellow subscribers, post them in the comments below. Dear Parentverse: My 8-year-old loves the game Animal Crossing, and she keeps pestering me about getting... This is Parentverse, The Information Weekend’s advice column for tech-savvy parents. Email us...
Art by Haejin Park
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Can I Let One Kid Play Violent Video Games and Not the Other?

By Emily Dreyfuss · Dec 17, 2021 6:00am PST · 1 comment
This is Parentverse, The Information Weekend’s advice column for tech-savvy parents raising kids in a tech-dependent world.Email us your parenting questions [email protected]. Or, if you don’t mind sharing them with your fellow subscribers, post them in the comments below. Dear Parentverse: I have two kids who are just different... This is Parentverse, The Information Weekend’s advice column for tech-savvy parents raising kids...
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Should You Start Concealing Your Children’s Faces on Social Media?

By Emily Dreyfuss · Nov 26, 2021 12:01pm PST · 14 comments
Welcome to the first installment of Parentverse, TI Weekend’s new advice column for tech-savvy parents raising kids in a tech-dependent world. As a mother of two boys, ages 6 and 2, I have sought advice in various forums—Facebook mom groups, my kid’s preschool app, the grocery store checkout line—but frequently I run into either extremely... Welcome to the first installment of Parentverse, TI Weekend’s new advice column for tech-savvy...