Episode 359: A Roadmap to Technology (and Fun) for Families with Catherine Price

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Catherine Price explores how technology is shaping kids’ attention, mood, relationships, and development, while offering a hopeful path forward for families. She emphasizes that the goal isn’t just reducing screen time, but helping kids build fuller lives through real friendship, freedom, and fun. Catherine encourages parents to delay smartphones, create phone-free rhythms, model healthy habits, and give kids opportunities for real-world independence—highlighting awe, curiosity, playfulness, and focused attention as key to helping kids thrive. Resources mentioned: The Amazing Generation by Catherine Price and Jonathan Haidt The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt How to Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price The Power of Fun by Catherine Price The Book of Delights by Ross Gay . . . . . . Sign up to receive the⁠ bi-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Pre-order our new book, Capable and grab tickets for Capable - The Book Tour here! See our speaking dates, purchase books and check out our courses here.. . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. QUINCE: Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five day returns. BOLL & BRANCH: Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at Bollandbranch.com/rbg⁠. Exclusions apply. ATHLETIC GREENS: Go to DRINKAG1.com/RBG to get their best offer… For a limited time only, get a FREE AG1 duffel bag and FREE AG1 Welcome Kit with your first subscription order! Only while supplies last. COOK UNITY: Go to cookunity.com/RBG or enter code RBG before checkout to get 50% off your first order. SETH AND THE VERY SCARY STORM: Go to https://tinyurl.com/RBGSethStorm to check out this Lifeway book. YARA THE BRAVE: Go to https://tinyurl.com/RBGYara to check out this Lifeway book. ADVENTURE BIBLE: Get an Adventure Bible for your child and begin reading and exploring it together to build confidence and curiosity in God’s Word https://tinyurl.com/RBGAdventureBible. WAYFAIR: Get organized, refreshed, and ready for the holidays for way less. Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:21.6	Anyone want a song?
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0:23.6	Last One Laughing, new series, watch now, only on Prime Video. Hey friends, welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
0:42.5	I'm Sissy Goff.
0:43.6	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
0:48.3	Let's dive in.
1:02.9	Catherine Price is the co-author of The Amazing Generation, which she wrote with Jonathan Haidt.
1:08.6	She is an award-winning health and science journalist, speaker, founder of screen life balance,
1:11.3	and number one, New York Times bestselling author.
1:17.4	She speaks and leads conversations about fun, creativity, productivity, and screen life balance for clients, business organizations, schools, and community groups, among others.
1:22.4	As a leading voice in the national conversation about technology and human flourishing,
1:27.4	her goal is to help people of all ages, scroll less, and live more.
1:32.0	You all, this conversation is packed with so many nuggets about technology and kids.
1:37.7	Make sure to listen to the whole thing and grab your journal to take notes to.
1:42.5	Catherine, your new book, The Amazing Generation, is such a hopeful reframing of childhood.
1:48.9	And we'd love to hear what inspired you to write the book.
1:52.0	And what do you hope parents understand about today's kids that we might be missing?
1:57.5	Sure.
1:57.9	Well, first of all, thank you so much for having me.
1:59.5	I'm really delighted to be joining
2:01.3	you today. And yes, the amazing generation is the new book that I co-authored with Jonathan Haid,
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