If waltzing around with town with an atlas under your arm doesn’t interest you, surprise, surprise - MapQuest still exists! And, it doesn’t steal your data.

Simply print (or copy with a pen and paper) directions before you leave, just like we did in 1996. Or, if you’re lucky enough to have GPS in your car, have at it!

When all else fails, ask someone for directions. Even if they don’t know the answer, they’ve definitely got an app for that.

Remember scrapbooking? Yeah, we didn’t think so. But they’re worth revisiting, and you won’t need an ironclad privacy policy to keep your daughter’s photos safe.

Remember the absolute joy and delight you experienced thumbing through your parents’ record collection? Times that by twenty when you introduce your old CD collection to your teen. When in doubt, peruse the local library for unknown garage bands or new-to-you artists. Let the discovery begin!

Get thee to your local thrift store or spend an afternoon scouring a few neighborhood garage sales. The fun is in the hunt!

Nothin’ better than a kitchen fridge calendar or a good old-fashioned day planner. Color-coordinated highlighters, anyone?

We’re partial to an old flip phone, but alternatives abound! A few to try: Light Phone, Wise Phone, Punkt or Mudita Pure.

If you rely heavily on your Timer app, solutions abound! Try a visual timer to aid young children in time management, a kitchen timer for baking/cooking, a lovely hourglass for focused tasks and a wrist watch for all else.

Kids feeling the iPad fever? Switch to a digital writing tablet and let their creativity run wild - no power cord necessary.

All hail the local newspaper! Smudged fingers beat scrolling thumbs any day of the week (especially Sunday crossword puzzle day, Amen?).

Need a few alternatives to texting before handing your kids a smartphone? Paint your living room walls with dry-erase paint and pass out markers to all who visit. Offer chalk markers for windows, sidewalk chalk for driveways, chalkboard sandwich signs for entryways. Give kids a pen pal to write to, teach them the fine art of ’90s-style note folding. Share funny stories of phone pranks from your own childhood and let them practice on good-humored family members. Offer your kids’ friends a shared journal and glitter pens and let their creative expression run wild.

All hail the Polaroid. Yep, they still make’ em. And yep, you still shake ‘em!

If nostalgia isn’t your thing, your alternative is simple: do without. Your children don’t need you to leave behind a camera roll legacy of Thursday morning outtakes. So how do you know if a memory is worth documenting? Ask yourself: Would I frame this picture on my wall? If yes, snap away! If no, put away.

Did you know there’s a way to get what you need even faster than 2-day shipping?

Shop local. You don’t need a $139 Prime subscription, and unless you’re looking for a Doja cat, you can probably find everything you need in your own hometown.

Bonus? You won’t be followed around with flashy ads, related recommendations, suggested sales and “Forget something?” lures every time you visit an IRL store.

Do your kids love the idea of a finsta or spam account - an account where they can be their truest self to work out their adolescence in privacy? Give them a locked journal and the freedom to be alone with their thoughts. After all, what’s a diary if not the OG Finsta account?

For your favorite neighborhood adventurer, might we suggest little more than a few Walkie Talkies and a pocketknife?

Library books… no blue light emissions necessary.

LEGOs, man! Let the games begin!

Avoid constant text thread updates, endless pings, and scheduling snafus with a simple email list for sports teams, extracurricular clubs, and whatever else your heart fancies.

Ditch the algorithm with a curated list of age-appropriate videos from The Kid Should See This (it’s free!).