Shana Gietl

(A Thought Experiment on Our Phone Addiction) Imagine this: It's the year 2001 and you've been handed a crystal ball. Through it, you see the future. At first, nothing looks too different. Then you notice something odd. You rub your eyes and look again, still odd. You squint your eyes, hoping this might help, but same thing. Scene after scene, people clutch thin glowing rectangles, eyes glued to them as they move around trancelike. In New York City pedestrians shuffle through bustling...

When I stumbled across the Wall Street Journal article, Goodbye Gentle Parenting—Hello “F ** Around and Find Out,” my heart did a little fist pump. Could it be? Are we finally ready to admit that maybe gentle parenting, at least as it’s been practiced, isn't boding so well? Worried it was just a one-off take, I googled “FAFO parenting.” That’s when the dance party broke out. The Independent, Today, Parents Magazine,  and HuffPost  had all weighed in. Reddit was in full-blown smackdown mode,...

It’s been a busy month, but I set a goal to write at least one blog in the month of January, despite the craziness.  If you notice the...