How Screen Time Is Rewiring Our Kids, with Sajita Setia

In this episode of the Ways to Wealth Podcast, Charlie is joined by Sajita Setia!Sajita is a physician specialising in pharmaceutical medicine, with experience across global organisations including Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson. Now based in New Zealand, she leads research into digital wellbeing and its impact on mental health, productivity and emotional development in young people.This episode explores one of the most underappreciated risks of modern life: how technology is shaping behaviour, focus and mental health at scale. Sajita breaks down why children are not “addicted” to devices, but instead being systematically manipulated by design, and what that means for parents trying to navigate screen time.Charlie and Sajita discuss the rise of passive consumption, artificial rewards and short feedback loops, and how these are rewiring motivation and attention. They also explore practical strategies for families, from setting shared rules and boundaries to reframing technology use as a game that can be won.This is a conversation about awareness, responsibility and control in a world where devices are only becoming more embedded in daily life.Check out Sajita Setia here#digitalwellbeing #parenting #mentalhealth #technology #focus #productivity #socialmedia #screen time