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. he 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.