Devorah Heitner

Thank you, readers! Thank you to everyone who cares what it means for young people to grow up so shared and compared! #usatodaybestseller! amazon.com/Growing-Up-Pub…

It's back to school time! Expert @DevorahHeitner recommends doing a tech check in with your kids before classes begin. Qs to ask: - Do you know your school's cell phone policy? - How does social media make you feel? - Can I post a FDOS picture online? wuwm.com/education/2025…

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Back to school phone bans linkedin.com/pulse/back-sch… via @LinkedIn

@RandyStueber Let me know what you think!

I need to read this, as my Memoir is about growing up before the digital age.

Listen to @devorahheitner, author of #GrowingUpInPublic, talk about how parents, teachers, and mentors can support kids as they navigate the digital world, with plenty of empathy along the way, with @sharon_says_so. buff.ly/08yWXyY

School-related anxiety isn't just common—it's expected. When 83% of teens blame school for their stress, we're not facing a mental health crisis. We're facing an education crisis. #KidsMentalHealth nirandfar.com/?p=24229 via @nireyal

I’ve lost track of how many people like Mary I’ve seen in the ED with serious illness who wouldn’t have been as sick - or sick at all - if they’d had access to the right care earlier. Prevention, early diagnosis, investigations, timely specialist care, treatment before a crisis.

Employers added 254,000 jobs in September, blowing away forecasts and reversing a slowdown in hiring that had prompted the Federal Reserve to make a jumbo rate cut at its meeting last month. The unemployment rate also inched down to 4.1%.

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Navigating Kids’ Privacy in the Digital Age parentmap.com/article/kids-o…

Important article by @finkeljo !

@tricia_fried @jesslahey @Newsweek Thank you, Tricia, for this and for your important work supporting young people!

@jesslahey @Newsweek I really appreciate how Heitner puts teen voice up front and center in their research - something we need so much more of

I hate media fearmongering, so here’s some sanity and measured discourse on social media from my favorite kids and tech expert, Devorah Heitner, for @Newsweek newsweek.com/everyone-wants…

@anya1anya Thank you @anya1anya ! Always glad to be in conversation with you--and so appreciate your insights on kids and tech.

" Making social media better for everyone is the best way to make it better for kids." Yes @DevorahHeitner ! newsweek.com/everyone-wants…

And there are so many of us with research informed perspectives that can help parents mentor. Read books and articles by: @anya1anya, @LDamour, @emilyweinsten @candice_odgers @em_weinstein @katiebda @JacquelineNesi @EvaTelzer @livinlikeLARZ @mediatrician and more!

Thank you @anya1anya! Mentor kids. Stay curious and remember there are other human begins on the other side of all of these digital interactions. More on Substack and in my books. devorahheitner.substack.com/p/instead-of-s…

At one school, dozens of students need bilingual services--but 1 teacher and 2 custodians translate for the whole building. At others, students have to rely on translation apps. “I want to learn,” one of the students said. Deeply reported story by @mina_bloom_ & @reemadamin:

When we began location sharing, it was about me knowing where the kids were. I did not consider the ramifications of them also knowing where I am at all times.