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It feels different because it IS different.

Warning: this is not an uplifting post, but it's important.

Feb 20 • Emily Tavoulareas

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I talked tech with third graders for 90 minutes. Here's what happened.

How career day with 8-year-olds turned into 90 minutes on algorithms, business models, and data. Recreated from memory with creative liberties.

Feb 13 • Emily Tavoulareas

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Episode 3: Damon Beres talks parenting in an age of frictionless tech.

Damon shares his perspective as both a journalist covering tech's effects on the mind AND as a dad trying to nurture critical thinking and curiosity in…

Feb 1 • Emily Tavoulareas and Damon Beres

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January 2026

5 questions that help me assess tech products for my kids.

Spoiler: I think in terms of *environments.*

Jan 20 • Emily Tavoulareas

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Walking into 2026 with clear eyes.

A snapshot of my thinking on kids + tech as we start the new year.

Jan 11 • Emily Tavoulareas

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December 2025

2025: Highlights, Milestones & Lessons

Taking a moment to capture some of highlights / milestones / lessons from the first few months of this intrepid little project.

Dec 31, 2025 • Emily Tavoulareas

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[Sidebar] Chatbots = Avoidance = Anxiety

Not a full newsletter, but a bite-sized thought since everywhere I turn people are talking about some combo of tech + kids + mental health + AI...

Dec 4, 2025 • Emily Tavoulareas

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November 2025

Episode 2: Amanda Lenhart talks parenting across generations of tech

Amanda shares her unique perspective as both a researcher who has studied kids & tech since the '90s *AND* as a mom who has parented 4 kids through…

Nov 25, 2025 • Emily Tavoulareas and Amanda Lenhart

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When should I give my kid a phone?

It's not the phone. The problem is the internet, and algorithmically-mediated products and experiences.

Nov 17, 2025 • Emily Tavoulareas

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October 2025

Big Tech Didn’t Rewire Childhood — We Did. And We Can Reclaim It.

Newsletter #2: Community, independence, and nurturing both by leaning into life where we are.

Oct 31, 2025 • Emily Tavoulareas

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Pilot Episode: Deepti Doshi talks independence & community

Deepti Doshi talks about fostering independence and community, and how to help our kids build muscles for navigating the current realities of digital…

Oct 29, 2025 • Emily Tavoulareas and Deepti Doshi

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Weapons of Mass Delusion

Chatbots and AI slop are enabling delusion and avoidance at a mass scale... as if raising kids to navigate reality wasn't challenging enough.

Oct 10, 2025 • Emily Tavoulareas

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