Children, Trauma, and the Hidden Costs of Digital Life

About this episode

The episode discusses the unseen emotional and psychological harm children face from their online experiences.

In this episode of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, Steven Bowcut speaks with Dr. Catherine Knibbs, CEO of Children and Tech and pioneer of Cybertrauma Theory. They explore how children’s online experiences can create emotional, psychological, and developmental harm that often goes unseen, and why cybersecurity leaders, parents, educators, and policymakers need a broader understanding of digital risk.

People in this episode

Host: Steven Bowcut

Guest: Dr. Catherine Knibbs

Topics covered

• children
• trauma
• digital life
• cybersecurity
• emotional harm
• psychological harm

Keywords

• children
• trauma
• digital risk
• cybersecurity
• emotional harm
• psychological harm

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Children and Tech

Books & works: Cybertrauma Theory

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