Erin Walsh

Erin Walsh is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and writes for Bolster Collaborative, Youth Frontiers, and Pegasus Springs Education Collective. She is a highly sought-after speaker who addresses a wide range of audiences on topics elated to child and adolescent brain development and digital media. In addition to her writing and speaking, Erin facilitates educator retreats for K-12 schools and consults 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.