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Parents protect kids from 'real life' but let them roam freely online
American childhood is free-range online, supervised in real life.

Joanne Jacobs
May 131 min read


It's a spaceship, it's a castle, it's an empty cardboard box
Children need time to play -- without supervision or screens.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 141 min read


Be not afraid: The world is safer than ever
Kids are safer outside exploring the world.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 142 min read


Lazy days of summer
Stressed, overparented teens can benefit from a lazy, unenriched summer.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 5, 20252 min read
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