Who’s Raising Your Child? Social Media, Influence, and the Parent’s Guide to Digital Safety

Every day, millions of children scroll, watch, like, and share—often unsupervised. They follow influencers who sell filtered perfection. They join group chats where exclusion is silent but devastating. They stumble into corners of the internet no child should see. And many parents wonder: "Who's really raising my child—their teachers, me… or an algorithm?" Who's Raising Your Child? is a compassionate, evidence-based guide for parents, caregivers, educators, and communities who want to protect children in the digital age—not through fear or control, but through awareness, connection, and practical safety. From the author of The Silence After and Wired Differently, this book offers: Clear explanations of how social media shapes young brains (NIH, CDC data) Real risks: online grooming, sextortion, cyberbullying, harmful content (FBI/NCMEC public reports) Age-by-age guidance for conversations about digital life Privacy settings decoded for TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, and more How to build critical media literacy so kids question what they see The role of schools, tech companies, and communities in creating safer digital spaces This is not a call for censorship. It's a call for collective care. Because your child deserves to grow up curious, connected, and safe—online and off. Educational only. Not a substitute for professional advice.