The Analog Family

How to Make Friends

Moving from an age of disconnection to reconnection

Aug 14 • Katherine Martinko

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The Dirt Bike

A lesson in surrendering parental control

Aug 4 • Katherine Martinko

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July 2026

Where's Our Breaking Point?

How much worse does it have to get before we change how we act?

Jul 29 • Katherine Martinko

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What 'Toy Story 5' Gets Right (and Wrong) About Kids and Screens

Pixar's latest film makes a strong case for an analog childhood, with one exception.

Jul 15 • Katherine Martinko

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Don't Call It a Ban. Call It a Delay.

Canada's proposed social media legislation won't keep every child offline, but it doesn't have to. The point is to create friction—and buy kids more…

Jul 11 • Katherine Martinko

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June 2026

'The Digital Delusion': Confronting the EdTech Crisis in Schools

Jared Cooney-Horvath offers a thoughtful prescription that every parent should read.

Jun 9 • Katherine Martinko

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May 2026

Reintroduction

A brief overview of who I am, how I got started, and what I'm doing

May 26 • Katherine Martinko

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Life Under the Parental Eye of Sauron

To track and be tracked is no way to live.

May 17 • Katherine Martinko

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Defend Phone-Free Spaces

Do it for the sake of the children.

May 4 • Katherine Martinko

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April 2026

The Smartphone Contract

Delay till 16, then set clear rules.

Apr 27 • Katherine Martinko

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March 2026

Radio Silence

I have to go 30 days without talking to my kid.

Mar 24 • Katherine Martinko

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February 2026

Bring Back Real Snow Days!

Remote learning has ruined one of childhood's most coveted experiences.

Feb 25 • Katherine Martinko

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