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Katherine Martinko

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Ontario’s toothless school cellphone ban isn’t working. It’s time to rethink it

03.03.2025 9

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Katherine Martinko

We’re in our ‘sorry, I can’t make it tonight’ era, and that’s not okay

12.02.2025 10

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Katherine Martinko

I let my nine-year-old ride his bike alone to the store because independence is crucial

A few weeks ago, my nine-year-old came home from school and wanted to buy Beyblades, a spinning top toy that is the current craze in his classroom....

02.12.2024 3

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Katherine Martinko

Parents should not feel pressure to be on-demand playmates, entertainers for their children

A friend who is a stepmother recently asked how many hours a day I play with my kids – the youngest is 9. I said zero, which floored her. I...

18.11.2024 10

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Katherine Martinko

A day in the life of a screen-free kid

When people hear that my three kids don’t have smartphones, tablets or video games, they can’t help asking, “What do they do all day?” It seems we...

21.10.2024 8

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Katherine Martinko

Yes, you can be a good parent without taking a photo of your child’s every waking moment

Even if an image never gets posted online, the act of creating a photographic record changes it. South_agency/Getty Images A child scrambles over...

01.10.2024 4

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Katherine Martinko

Want kids to be safe? Then ditch their smartphones

Here’s a frightening scenario I’ve heard from parents: kids taking pictures or videos of classmates while they’re undressing in change rooms before...

11.09.2024 3

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Katherine Martinko

My teenaged son still doesn’t have a smartphone. Here’s why

iStockPhoto/iStockPhoto / Getty Images When my oldest son starts Grade 10 in September, he will be the only kid that we know of in his high school...

28.08.2024 7

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Katherine Martinko