Parenting in a world of screens

By Katharine Hill is the UK director of Care for the Family and author of Left to their own devices: Confident parenting in a world of screens 2017-08-25T00:00:00

My alarm went off at 6.30am as usual, heralding a new day. I fumbled for the phone so I could swipe the screen; the slumber function would give me a welcome ten more minutes in bed before the day began. As well as waking me in the morning, my smartphone will be my trusted companion throughout the day.

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