In this powerful and eye-opening conversation, Dr. Susan Linn returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast to expose how Big Tech and big business are working to replace—not support—parents. From algorithmic toys and social robots to persuasive “educational” marketing, today’s most powerful industries are selling convenience at the cost of creativity, relationships, and childhood itself.
Dr. Linn, a renowned psychologist, author, and pioneer in protecting children from commercial exploitation, unpacks how screens and toys that “do too much” rob kids of the very experiences they need to thrive—free play, boredom, human connection, and imagination. She explains how even well-meaning parents are being manipulated by corporate messaging designed to wear them down and wear them out. If you've ever felt like you're swimming upstream as a parent in a tech-saturated world, this episode is your life raft. Your presence matters more than any device ever could.
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📚 Books by Dr. Susan Linn:
– Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood
– The Case for Make-Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World
– Who's Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children
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