“I want to help you, Mendy,” I said. “But this isn’t the best place for this conversation”

Without waiting for me to ask a single question, everything that led up to Chesky’s expulsion came tumbling out

“So don’t say the Internet is bad. Say it’s bad for your kids. It’s like saying that your kids are all allergic to unfiltered Internet”

Mrs. Segal had just reinforced the message that technology restrictions are terribly inconvenient

“You told them that a smartphone would be good for you. Now is your chance to prove it”

He desperately wanted his father’s approval, and the acceptance he needed and the smartphone he’d bought could not coexist

I explained Donny’s ultimatum — access to one inappropriate site in return for blocking all the others

We need a system that enables kids to get a personalized filter, I thought