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Care & Feeding | Managing Screen Time Without Losing Your Mind

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41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 35 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. Plus, Slate Plus offers kid-friendly tech picks. If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining! Keep reading to learn how. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask questions, share feedback, and suggest future topics. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an extra weekly grab-bag of content on the Plus Playground, an ad-free experience across the network, and support the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus — or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode may contain explicit language.

0:03.0

Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.

0:08.0

I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch goose.

0:12.0

I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy, who's 7. We live in Tokyo Japan.

0:17.0

I'm Zach Rosen. I make another show. It's called The Best Advice Show, and I am

0:21.5

Dad to Noah Who's Seven and Ami Who's Four. We live in Amsterdam. Today on the show, we're

0:27.1

joined by Ash Brandon, author of the book Power On, managing screen time to benefit the whole family.

0:33.1

First, they're going to fill us in on everything we need to know about safely navigating screen time without spiraling into panic or power struggles.

0:40.8

Then we're going to answer a listener question.

0:42.8

We'll be right back.

0:45.4

Do you guys spend any time, like, reading comments?

0:48.2

Be honest, be honest.

0:49.6

I try not to.

0:51.7

I always read the comments.

0:54.7

Hi there. I'm Kate Lindsay and I host Slate's Internet Culture Podcast, I see YMIMI, with Candice Lim.

1:01.4

Twice a week, we scroll through the depths of online spaces so you don't have to.

1:05.7

And in a recent episode, we talked all about viral debates and Jubilee Media.

1:10.1

You may have seen their videos on your feed with titles like

1:12.7

gay men test their gaitar and one progressive versus 20 magas.

1:17.4

While their headlines seem wacky,

1:19.3

the biggest Jubilee videos always seem to end the same way, online rage.

1:23.6

I just think it perfectly encapsulates how far we've gone in terms of normalizing just the most egregious racism and people getting excited about defending the indefensible because of all the rewards they get for being edge lords.

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