No More Sidewalks: Parenting Today
Aug 28, 2026 · 3 min · 4 segments
In *No More Sidewalks: Parenting Today*, a new podcast from the Brookings Institution, host Abby McCloskey and her guests catalog major structural changes that have impacted childrearing in America in…
Abby McCloskeyHost
The screen door slamming, lights in the driveway, the constant chaotic noise of kids.
An inflection point has been the rapid advances in technology, smartphones, social media, and now AI have completely changed childhood, impacting kids' learning, attention, relationships, mental and physical health.
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The screen door slamming, lights in the driveway, the constant chaotic noise of kids.
An inflection point has been the rapid advances in technology, smartphones, social media, and now AI have completely changed childhood, impacting kids' learning, attention, relationships, mental and physical health.
