Hidden ways technology can influence your parenting decisions

Hidden ways technology can influence your parenting decisions

Author: NPR July 29, 2025 Duration: 26:21
From pregnancy tracking apps to smart baby monitors, technology is ingrained in parenthood at every turn. But at what cost? In this episode, Amanda Hess, author of Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age, shares how data, metrics and our relationship to technology can shape child-rearing — and create barriers between parents and their kids.

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