Upcoming Events
- LONDON, ON: Author Talk at Montessori Academy of London – February 27, 2025
- EDMONTON, AB: Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention – February 28, 2025 at 1 PM
- LANCASTER, PA: Keynote Speech – March 8, 2025
- VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC: Virtual School Seminar – March 13, 2025
- SOMERDALE, NJ: Professional Development Day Talk – March 19, 2025
- MARICOPA, CA: School Talk, Virtual Seminar – March 19, 2025
- POUGHKEEPSIE, NY: Keynote Speech – March 20, 2025
- OAK HARBOR, WA: School Safety Talk – March 26, 2025
- SAGINAW, MI: School Administrators' Talk – April 10, 2025
- HAMILTON, ON: McMaster University Talk – April 24, 2025
- BISMARCK, AR: Keynote Speech – June 10, 2025
- FLOWOOD, MS: Keynote Speech – July 16, 2025
Media Appearances
- All
- Interviews
- Writing

COMMUNITY TALK: St. Richard’s Episcopal School, Indianapolis IN

THE BEN MULRONEY SHOW: I let my 9-year-old ride his bike alone to the store

QUALITY OF LIFE: Katherine Martinko on digital image making and children’s rights

ON THE BAY MAGAZINE: Childhood Lost

GLOBE & MAIL: A day in the life of a screen-free kid

NEWSTALK 1010: A day in the life of a screen-free kid

RADIO NEW ZEALAND: Feature Interview: Strategies to keep your family analog

GLOBE AND MAIL: You can be a good parent without taking a photo of your child’s every waking moment

GREEN CHILD MAGAZINE: Poison Plastic

GLOBE AND MAIL: Want kids to be safe? Then ditch their smartphones.

GLOBE AND MAIL: My teenaged son still doesn’t have a smartphone. Here’s why.

CBC RADIO: Island Morning With Laura Chapin: Why my son still doesn’t have a smartphone (Sept. 3, 2024)

BORN OF WONDER PODCAST: Interview With Katherine Johnson Martinko

HUNTERS BAY RADIO: Arts R Us + Katherine Martinko

CBC RADIO: Yukon Morning With Elyn Jones: How prolonged screen time affects children

WORLD Radio: Social media safety

DENSE DISCOVERY: It’s the Adults, Not the Kids!

WORLD NEWS: Social media tempts teens with pornography

GLOBAL BC: Campaign to Ban Smartphones Gaining Steam

RRAMPT MAGAZINE: Become a Digital Minimalist With Katherine Johnson Martinko

THE ART OF PARENTING: Childhood Unplugged With Katherine Martinko

BRUCE COUNTY LIBRARY: Author Talk With Katherine Martinko

FINE HOMEBUILDING: Sustainable and Stylish

THE MORNING SHOW, Global TV: New poll shows Canadians may be in favour of banning TikTok

Global BC: Help Your Child Unplug

MONTREAL NOW With Aaron Rand: Observing the Global Day of Unplugging

THE MIKE FARWELL SHOWS, CityNews Kitchener: Observing the Global Day of Unplugging (Mar. 1)

TORONTO STAR: Where are all the real toys this Christmas?

77WABC RADIO TALK SHOW: Katherine Johnson Martinko

PIQUE NEWS: Childhood Unplugged author outlines the harms of teen smartphone use in Whistler talk

LET GROW: If you curtail your kid’s screen time, what can fill the void?

CJAD800 RADIO (interview): What is social media doing to kids’ brains?

CBC NEWS: THE NATIONAL (with Ian Hanomansing): Practical advice to get your kids off screens

THE JACKIE SERVISS SHOW: Childhood Unplugged with Katherine Martinko

GREEN CHILD MAGAZINE: Low-Tech Parenting: Tips From a Digital Minimalist Mom

ATLANTA PARENT MAGAZINE: August, September, October 2023 issues

THE MIKE FARWELL SHOW, CityNews KW: Mother manages to raise teens without cell phones

IN THE VILLAGE: Kids are wasting their lives staring at cell phones

GLOBE & MAIL: My son is starting high school and he still doesn’t have a cell phone

CBC Radio, interviews across 17 stations nation-wide. Link unavailable

WHERE PARENTS TALK: Unplugging Childhood With Digital Minimalism. Interview with Lianne Castelino

MICHAEL KWAN: Childhood Unplugged: How Katherine Martinko gets kids off screens (and how you can too)

LIVING SMALL WITH LAURA FENTON: Finding Balance for Kids and Screens

SAUGEEN TIMES: Local author gives practical advice to get kids off screens and find balance

ZOOMER RADIO: “Screen Chat.” Go-To Grandma with Kathy Buckworth

IG LIVE: Chat with Linda McGurk, aka Rain or Shine Mamma

NEW SOCIETY BLOG: This tool will make free-range parenting far easier

MEDIUM with Paul Greenberg: 10 Ways to Get Kids Off Screens.

SHORELINE BEACON: Port Elgin mom and author to launch new book

MUSKOKA REGION: 5 tips for taking kids on a canoe trip this summer from Muskoka-born mom

WEST COAST FAMILIES: Childhood Unplugged Boredom Busters
