When everything is designed to keep your child swiping, who's teaching them to wonder?
The world our children are growing up in is fundamentally different from the one we knew. Everything around them is now competing for their attention — apps, algorithms, endless streams of content designed to hook young minds and never let go. It's casino-style entertainment, and it's simply too much for a developing brain to navigate alone.
This means parenting has to change too. The old approaches won't carry our kids through what's coming. We need to actively help them build the skills to move through this world thoughtfully — and that starts with us.
I believe in setting healthy boundaries around screens and stimulation, but boundaries alone aren't enough. Children learn most from what they see us do. If we want them to read, we have to read. If we want them to be curious, we have to wonder out loud. If we want them to think deeply, we have to bring real questions to the dinner table — about how things work, why people behave the way they do, what they noticed today, what they don't yet understand.
