Kaitlin Tiches | Helping Kids Use Social Media Safely

Kaitlin Tiches is the Knowledge and Research Strategy Manager at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, where she tracks research on children, social media, screen time, and digital wellbeing and translates it into practical guidance for parents and educators.

Kaitlin joins Marlon to discuss how parents can help kids and teenagers use social media in healthier, safer ways. Together, they explore how algorithms influence what young people see, why "digital natives" still need digital literacy skills, and how strict screen-time rules and social media bans can sometimes backfire. They also share practical advice for setting parental controls, modeling healthy technology habits, talking to kids about online safety, and creating an open relationship where children feel comfortable asking for help.

Keep up with the Digital Wellness Lab: https://digitalwellnesslab.org

Read foundry10's white paper: The State of Social Media Literacy Education in the United States: Insights from a Nationally Representative Survey of U.S. High School Students

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