While we love all of our Spawned guests, there are some interviews that truly reshape our views on parenting. That’s just how we feel about this chat with global education expert Jordan Shapiro, author of the acclaimed international best-seller, The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World.
We think he’ll blow your mind too, as we discuss his fascinating views on the benefits of kids and tech, embracing family screen time, why fear of technology may be worse than actual technology, how video games got such a bad rap, and so much more.
It’s a terrific episode, whether you’re already raising tech-savvy tweens and teens, or little ones who aren’t quite there yet.
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I am loving so much of the conversation you had here, but I’m wondering how on earth the idea of addiction to phones and video games never came up. . .for me, this is the big fear.