Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Encore! Managing Screen Time Without Losing Your Mind
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🗓️ 2 July 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Elizabeth and Zak talk with Ash Brandin, author of Power On, about managing screen time without guilt or panic. They discuss realistic strategies and why screen time doesn’t define parenting quality. Then, a listener’s question about school tech mandates gets some thoughtful answers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Karen Feeding listeners, it's Elizabeth. We're getting deep into the summer days, |
| 0:05.0 | and you might be struggling with what is becoming a very common question. Are my kids having |
| 0:10.0 | too much screen time? Fear not, we're bringing back a great episode we did with Ash Brandon, |
| 0:16.6 | author of Power On. It's all about managing screen time without guilt or panic. We dig into |
| 0:23.1 | realistic strategies and why screen time doesn't define parenting quality. Then we have a listener |
| 0:30.1 | question about school tech mandates. It's a really great episode. Enjoy. This episode may |
| 0:36.8 | contain explicit language. Welcome to Karen Feeding, |
| 0:40.8 | the show where we raise the next generation together. I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the homeschool |
| 0:45.2 | and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch, Dutch goose. I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, |
| 0:50.0 | and Teddy, who's 7. We live in Tokyo, Japan. I'm Zach Rosen. I make another show. It's called The Best Advice Show, and I am dad to Noah, who's seven. We live in Tokyo Japan. I'm Zach Rosen. I make another show. It's called |
| 0:55.6 | The Best Advice Show, and I am Dad to Noah, who's seven, and Ami, who's four. We live in Amsterdam. |
| 1:01.6 | Today on the show, we're joined by Ash Brandon, author of the book Power On, managing screen time |
| 1:07.2 | to benefit the whole family. First, they're going to fill us in on everything we need to |
| 1:11.1 | know about safely navigating screen time without spiraling into panic or power struggles. Then we're |
| 1:16.6 | going to answer a listener question. We'll be right back. Welcome back. Ash is a middle school |
| 1:23.6 | teacher and public education expert who uses their experience as a gamer to help families |
| 1:28.7 | manage technology. They're known on Instagram as the game educator where they offer tips and |
| 1:33.8 | strategies for creating a healthy relationship with screens. Today, they're going to talk to us |
| 1:38.6 | about their new book, Power On, managing screen time to benefit the whole family. And we're |
| 1:43.6 | really excited to have |
| 1:44.7 | them back on the show. Welcome, Ash. Welcome back. Thank you. I'm so glad to be back here. |
| 1:49.7 | It's so fun to revisit. I know. Well, last time we really focused and kind of dug in on |
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