Kaitlin Tiches | Helping Kids Use Social Media Safely

This Helps with Marlon Morgan · Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 14m

Kaitlin Tiches is the Knowledge and Research Strategy Manager at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, where she tracks research on children, social media, screen time, and digital wellbeing and translates it into practical guidance for parents and educators.

Kaitlin joins Marlon to discuss how parents can help kids and teenagers use social media in healthier, safer ways. Together, they explore how algorithms influence what young people see, why "digital natives" still need digital literacy skills, and how strict screen-time rules and social media bans can sometimes…