‘I’m on social media every waking moment of my life,’ says Jake Lee, a California teenager. It’s not said as a boast. It’s what he sees as his reality. Today, getting a smartphone – and exploring digital self-expression – is a rite of passage for many American tweens and teens. Can they be encouraged to let go of the virtual world, occasionally, and engage in the real one? The answer is yes, found the Monitor’s Mike Farrell and Jess Mendoza, but agile parenting, and listening, are essential. Their story runs Monday. Meet the Lee family in this video preview.