We also spoke with [Cultural Anthropologist] Mimi Ito, director of the Connected Learning Lab at the University of California, Irvine, and founder of Connected Camps, a nonprofit organization that runs technology-focused after-school programs and summer camps … [Ito says,] “It’s a much more effective parenting strategy when parents listen to their kids and focus more on connection than control.”

For the full story, please visit https://www.npr.org/2019/06/20/734494867/the-brighter-side-of-screen-time.

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