Tech and the teen brain: what’s working and what’s not, from a teen’s perspective. Part two of our conversation with Erin Walsh.
Posted June 26, 2025, by Mindi Wisman
Erin Walsh
Our next Insights from the Field podcast is part two of our conversation with Erin Walsh, a parent, speaker, author, and co-founder of Spark & Stitch Institute. She helps families and educators navigate adolescence, parenting, and technology. She co-authored the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Why Do They Act That Way? and her latest book, It’s Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence is out now.
If you missed our first conversation with Erin, you can listen here.
In our second conversation, Erin leads a discussion with my 13-year-old middle school aged son on ways to address cyber bullying, how he feels about cellphones in schools, and how we can develop better guardrails for our kids’ online experiences.
Listen to my conversation with Erin and my 13-year-old son below:
Below are Erin’s recommendations for complementary resources to her book, It’s Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence: