#289 - Susan Linn on WHO'S RAISING THE KIDS

Renowned child psychologist and author Susan Linn chats with Trey Elling about WHO'S RAISING THE KIDS: BIG TECH, BIG BUSINESS, AND THE LIVES OF KIDS. Topics include: How a commercialized, digitized society affects kids' brain development (3:45) Nurturing 'awe' in children (6:14) Mr. Rogers encouraging silence (14:12) Mattel trying to hook babies with Aristotle (19:03) Screens substituting for real-life interactions (21:38) Amazon's Alexa for kids (24:16) Minecraft (28:49) Brand tribes (33:31) "Reducing friction" when marketing to children (35:15) Digitizing analog toys like Legos (39:01) Pokémon Go, -Smile, and -Sleep (42:09) Screens and advertising in public schools (50:30) Prodigy (54:23) Is there cause for hope? (58:51)