Raising Kids in a World of Smartphones & AI

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Dr. Becky

Kids & Family, Parenting, Education, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Parenting in the era of smartphones and AI is… a lot. Dr. Becky sits down with Dr. Jean Twenge, author of Ten Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World. Together, they share 10 research-based rules to help parents set boundaries around phones, use parental controls effectively, create phone-free zones, and give kids real-world freedom that builds confidence and resilience.

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0:00.0	Managing technology is one of the most popular topics I'm asked about all the time.
0:05.7	When should I give my kid a phone?
0:08.2	What do I do about phones and bedtime?
0:11.5	And what should I do to stay connected with my kid in a house where, honestly, me and my partner,
0:17.0	we're in our phones a lot too.
0:19.4	Gene Twengey just wrote a new book,
0:21.5	10 roles for raising kids in a high-tech world.
0:24.9	She's researched kids' mental health development technology for years,
0:30.3	and I was so excited to read what she had to say.
0:32.5	In this conversation, we're going to talk about some of the guidelines she's come up with
0:36.7	based on all her research.
0:38.5	And as you listen, what I'd encourage you to do is to think about, what if this resonates with me?
0:43.8	Is it helpful for me to have specific guidelines that maybe I haven't already developed in my house?
0:49.4	Does that give me a foundation?
0:51.5	So I'm not kind of just deciding one thing one day and another thing a day after that.
0:57.2	I know this conversation is going to be really valuable and is going to lead to a lot of
1:00.9	important conversations in your own home.
1:03.6	I'm Dr. Becky, and this is good inside.
1:06.5	We'll be back right after this.
1:20.7	Hi, Jean.
1:21.5	Hi.
1:23.5	So happy to have you on here today.
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