348: Priyanka Raha: Kids & Technology: Mentoring Over Monitoring

After a successful fifteen-year career in the tech industry and noticing the amount of exposure her two young boys were giving to their tech devices Priyanka Raha took her passion for technology and her children’s future and launched her startup, PopSmartKids in February 2018. With PopSmartKids, she is driving the Mentoring-Over-Monitoring revolution and is committed to promoting digital citizenship and responsible online behavior. In June 2019, the company will officially launch PopSmartWrite, an interactive learning tool for children to create stories through writing.

Priyanka holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunication) and an MBA in Strategy and Systems from Purdue University. She has worked and lived in nine cities across India, US, and Europe, before settling in Seattle, which she calls home now. A core member of the Female Founders Alliance and other female founder communities, she is a zealous supporter of women founders and women in tech. This year she spoke about mindful and meaningful tech at the Women in Tech Regatta Seattle.

Listen in to Priyanka share:

• How to shift our mindset around technology to be about mindful integration instead of a sense of constant invasion
• How to use technology as a magic wand to support your child’s emotional development and create good global citizens
• How to use technology to open up communication rather than shut it down
• Playing the role of a mentor of technology use vs constant monitor and manager of technology use

Links Mentioned:

• Join us at Shameless Mom Con 2020 on March 27th & March 28th! Get on the WaitList for tickets here: Mom Con 2020
• Connect with Priyanka and Pop Smart Kids
• Pop Smart Kids on Facebook
• Priyanka on Facebook
• Priyanka on Instagram

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