How? Start with these apps, but don’t stop there. The answer is not to ban technology all together, but rather to create an environment in which your child can maximize the value of the device – for homework, research, and recreation – while limiting its downside and overuse. Also at his fingertips is unfettered social media and a gateway to violent imagery, pornography, and other age-inappropriate content. Now he has access to nearly limitless entertainment – games, videos, and music. You finally caved and got your child a smartphone.
