Illustrated portrait of Sarah Whitman
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Sarah Whitman

Sarah Whitman wrote The Digital Pacifier after one too many evenings that ended with a closed tablet, a sobbing kid, and that awful feeling that she'd blown up over nothing. She kept hearing the same story from other parents — the "five more minutes" bargaining, the guilt, the wondering why turning off a screen turned into the hardest part of the day.

This isn't expert-on-a-pedestal writing. Sarah's voice is plain, warm, and aimed at real kitchens and real bedtimes — parents who want help without being shamed, diagnosed, or told to throw out the iPad.