Instead of freaking out about screentime for our kids, Jordan Shapiro suggests that we lean in to parenting our wired children.

After Shapiro’s divorce, he found himself solo parenting two little boys (now 11 and 13) who were obsessed with video games. He started playing the games simply as a way to connect with them. Then he discovered connections between the emotional catharsis and interactive storytelling on the screen, and thinkers like Carl Jung and Plato. He came to realize that part of his job as a parent was to help his children make sense of their online experiences and teach them how to uphold enduring values in the new world they are living in.

It’s a really lovely counterpoint that I’m thinking a lot about for my son.