Erin Walsh

Erin Walsh is a parent, speaker, author and co-founder of Spark & Stitch Institute. She is a highly sought-after speaker who addresses a wide range of audiences on topics related to child and adolescent brain development and digital media. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and her work has been featured in the Washington Post , Huffington Post , Parents , and Yahoo News . Erin has worked with schools, school districts, parent groups, and other youth-serving organizations...See more

Erin Walsh is a parent, speaker, author and co-founder of Spark & Stitch Institute. She is a highly sought-after speaker who addresses a wide range of audiences on topics related to child and adolescent brain development and digital media. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and her work has been featured in the Washington Post , Huffington Post , Parents , and Yahoo News . Erin has worked with schools, school districts, parent groups, and other youth-serving organizations throughout North America on issues related to digital media, children, and youth. Erin is the author of It's Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence and coauthored (with her father, David Walsh) the national bestseller Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen . Building on the senior Walsh's groundbreaking work with the National Institute on Media and the Family, they cofounded the Spark & Stitch Institute, which is one of the nation's leading parenting resources on technology's effects on kids and families. See less