Digital parenting: Finding balance in a tech-integrated approach to family life
By
Lelia Green
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Summary
This article explores how digital technology has become increasingly integrated into modern parenthood, from conception apps that track hormones and menstrual cycles to the broader question of how digital tools shape family life. It frames digital parenting as a new phenomenon that requires finding balance, noting that the definition of family is an open question and that it's important to consider early on how deeply the digital world intertwines with new families.
Key quotes
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Over the past generation, the path to parenthood has increasingly come to involve digital technology.
Digital parenting is a relatively new phenomenon, and doing it well is about finding balance.
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