1KHO 672: My Generation Had Our Childhoods Burned Down | Sean Killingsworth, The Reconnect Movement

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) ** This episode turns “just have better phone habits” on its head and replaces it with something that works. Seán Killingsworth explains why individual willpower can’t solve a problem that’s environmental: when every hangout, hallway, and lunch table becomes a screen habitat, connection gets crowded out and kids grow up feeling constantly “on stage.” But this isn’t a despair episode. It’s a blueprint for moving forward. Seán’s Reconnect Movement is building phone-free spaces (with a simple “phone valet” system) where real friendship becomes possible again. The movement is showing up on college campuses, in high schools, and in local communities. If you’ve been craving a realistic way to give kids what they’re actually starving for this conversation will show you how to start and encourage you to keep at it. Learn more about The Reconnect Movement and how you can get involved here Watch Sean's keynote at James Madison University here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:05.0	Ain't nothing on a screen that's ever gonna beat this view.
0:10.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:16.0	And I just wanna share it with with I just want to share with you
0:21.5	this beautiful world
0:24.5	such a beautiful world
0:27.4	who
0:30.5	Hey everyone, thanks for hanging out with me today
0:36.0	Before we begin, I want to take a minute to set the stage for this conversation because it's an important one.
0:41.8	Today's episode is with Sean Killingsworth, and it's about something we rarely pause long enough to really sit with, what it actually feels like to grow up in a world where childhood happens on a screen, social life happens online, and privacy barely exists at all. Sean gives voice to an
0:56.0	experience most adults never lived and he does it with clarity, empathy, and hope. This is one of
1:01.0	those conversations that helps you understand why kids are struggling, not just that they are.
1:05.6	I think many of you will finish this episode wanting to share it immediately. Before we jump in,
1:10.0	I want to invite you to a few
1:11.0	practical tools that support everything we're talking about today. A free 2026, 1,000 hours
1:16.4	outside tracker sheets are available now. They are simple but powerful designed to help families
1:20.8	reclaim time, build rhythm, and make real life visible again in a screen-saturated world. You can
1:25.9	download them at 1,000 hoursours Outside.com slash trackers.
1:29.1	If paper trackers aren't your thing, our 1,000 hours outside app, it's available on iOS and Android.
1:34.4	It is our family run app. It is consistently top-ranked, and right now, it is on sale for just $25 for the entire year,
1:40.9	which comes out to about $2 a month to help your family lower screen
1:44.3	dependence and prioritize real-world connection. And for a limited time, our 2026 kickoff pack
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