Parents are repeatedly told in culture that their work is exhausting, difficult, and inequitable. Technology then comes along, offering ways parents can automate the difficult parts of parenting to reduce their mental labor. Lost in all of this is the necessary friction that helps children develop competencies, routines, resilience, and purpose. In this podcast, Kelly takes a look into a newly released tech tool that promises children “less help from grown-ups.” By examining their marketing ploy alongside Scripture, she offers clarity for how parenting and childhood are meant to be. Parents must challenge the common narrative that parenting should be easy and that task completion equates to childhood development. An automated childhood is a lost childhood.
Articles referenced:
Review: Skylight Buddy
Skylight Buddy
Skylight Calendar
7 Basic Life Skills Kids Today Are Lacking, According to Teachers
Scripture referenced:
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
Romans 12:9
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