Technology has Changed my Parenting

The internet is a beautiful tool that has helped me find the answers to any questions I have, but it has also dampened executive functioning in kids. Not only is the internet a double-edged sword, but the tools parents use today are too. From the intense video monitoring to the technologically advanced bassinet things have changed for better or for worse. As I navigate all these changes, I think about the world I've brought my children into.    Key Takeaways:  [1:24] Love hate relationship with the Boston Marathon [2:53] Recreating things in the hopes that they'll be different  [4:49] The easy access to the internet now  [6:11] The beauty of the internet  [7:44] Kids not thinking through the process of finding an answer anymore  [9:21] Executive functioning and going through steps is difficult  [10:31] Preoccupying your baby and not staying present  [11:51] Baby monitors and jumping to a baby's cry  [14:16] Social media allows me to find support groups  [15:16] Being well-known in my community, the issues, and being addicted to phones [17:31] Technology has allowed parenting to be more streamlined  [18:32] Contemplating the world I brought my kids into with 9/11 and COVID [21:52] Jack going to childcare for his social development  [23:23] I'm much more active than 20 years ago  [24:34] Jack's world is bigger and smaller at the same time  [25:40] How the concept of gender identity, race, and class has changed on TV [28:40] Wanting Jack to grow up open-minded and to make his own choices  [29:47] Navigating my emotions around Jack   Resources from this episode: Peanut Literati Book Club   Connect with Barb: Website Facebook  Instagram YouTube