Yeah, so the thing about Facebook groups is that you end up in a community of people who believe the same thing.

And in a lot of these Facebook groups, let's say you join a Facebook group about natural childbirth. If you express views to the contrary,

often the moderators will simply kick you out and so it leaves the people who remain in these echo chambers with the deeply

inaccurate perception that there is widespread agreement with these ideas when in reality you could be in a group that's

espousing very fringe ideas or very dangerous ideas and a lot of moms end up in

them. Hi this this is Deney.

I'm the founder of Simple Families.

Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler,

more intentional life. In this show we focus on minimalism with

kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load. My

perspectives are based in my firsthand experience raising kids but

also rooted in my PhD in child development. So you're going to hear conversations

that are based in research but more importantly real life. Thanks for joining us.

Hi, Deney here, thanks for tuning in. That voice you heard in the intro and my guest today is Kara Alaimo.

Kara is the author of the brand new book Over the Influence, Why Social Media is Toxic for

Women and Girls and how we can take it back. In my chat with Kara today we are going to talk about being

influenced as parents and how we can be more mindful as our kids start to walk into

this online world as well,

to guide them in a way that they can be more thoughtful consumers.

I want to tell you that some of the content that we're talking about today

is a little bit sensitive, so you may want to preview it before listening to it in front of young children. about today's

today is a little bit sensitive so you may want to preview it before listening to it in front of young children. Before we get into this chat I have a one minute word from today's sponsor.

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