Which parental mediation strategy does research say works best—and why?Patricia Cangas sits down with Kaitlin Tiches, a research librarian at Boston Children's Hospital and the Digital Wellness Lab, who translates the latest media research into practical guidance for families. Kaitlin unpacks parental mediation strategies—from active conversations to co-viewing and boundary-setting—and tackles real challenges like sibling fairness and bedroom device rules. "Our number one suggested rule is screens outside of the bedroom," she emphasizes. This episode delivers research-backed approaches parents can implement immediately, including autonomy-supportive mediation and why young people themselves are demanding better digital literacy education. In This Episode: (00:00) What a research librarian does to help parents navigate contradictory media studies (05:22) Understanding parental mediation and the three research-backed approaches (08:41) Handling different-age siblings when screen ru...