Jul 1, 2026 · 26 min · 10 segments
“Screens are the hardest part of modern parenting, but who’s really in control?” Whether it’s calming a tantrum, filling a childcare gap, or supporting learning, screens have become an essential and…
Elizabeth MilovidovGuestAshwatiHostMayushHostThat's really interesting.
It's really interesting to hear about your new role.
We'd love to get into that a little later.
But let's get right into it.
People often joke about iPad kids, but behind that humor is a more real deeper issue.
Well, I think that it's kind of interesting and I want to really provide a more balanced approach to not just, you know, say it's negative about iPads and things like this.
We're talking about, you know, just this whole generation that have access to portable digital devices.
So it's less about the device, but it's more about this constant availability of content and And sometimes, and I know I've seen this before, and even in my own case, in my own house, where I would give a tablet to my boys so that way I could go and cook dinner or do something else.
And so I think sometimes we think of the tablet as a digital caregiver, a digital nanny, so to speak.
rep because people think that really it's just sitting there and the screen is the third caregiver.
They're just sort of relying on technology to help them out a little bit.
They're trying to navigate this whole idea of burnout and remote work and on call all the time.
And I think that for a lot of parents and caregivers, the iPad has become pretty much a tool of survival.
That was quite insightful.
That's really interesting.
It's really interesting to hear about your new role.
We'd love to get into that a little later.
But let's get right into it.
People often joke about iPad kids, but behind that humor is a more real deeper issue.
Well, I think that it's kind of interesting and I want to really provide a more balanced approach to not just, you know, say it's negative about iPads and things like this.
We're talking about, you know, just this whole generation that have access to portable digital devices.
So it's less about the device, but it's more about this constant availability of content and And sometimes, and I know I've seen this before, and even in my own case, in my own house, where I would give a tablet to my boys so that way I could go and cook dinner or do something else.
And so I think sometimes we think of the tablet as a digital caregiver, a digital nanny, so to speak.
rep because people think that really it's just sitting there and the screen is the third caregiver.
They're just sort of relying on technology to help them out a little bit.
They're trying to navigate this whole idea of burnout and remote work and on call all the time.
And I think that for a lot of parents and caregivers, the iPad has become pretty much a tool of survival.
That was quite insightful.
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