Kids and screens: What we should ban and what we should teach

As kids head back to school this fall, there’s a growing national debate around the value of banning cellphones in schools and outlawing social media use for young people. Our experts take your questions about best practices when it comes to helping kids develop healthy relationships with their devices.

Dr. Victoria Talwar is a professor in the department of educational and counselling psychology at McGill University and Canada Research Chair in Forensic Developmental Psychology. Dr. Rachel Mitchell is a child and youth psychiatrist and associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.