Interviews
Interviews
Interviews
Growing Up In Public with Devorah Heitner
Growing Up In Public with Devorah Heitner
These days, it feels like every fleeting thought, mistake, or awkward phase can be captured and shared online. So how are kids supposed to grow up in a world like that? Sharon sits down with Dr. Devorah Heitner, author of Growing Up in Public, to talk about how parents, teachers, and mentors can support kids as they navigate the digital world, with plenty of empathy along the way.
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- Host: Sharon McMahon
- Supervising Producer: Melanie Buck Parks
- Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon
- Audio Producer: Craig Thompson
- Host: Sharon McMahon
- Supervising Producer: Melanie Buck Parks
- Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon
- Audio Producer: Craig Thompson
Guests
Guests
Devorah Heitner
Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World and Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland.
