Social Media Addiction, Texas Policy Advocacy, and Child Care Deserts

Social Media Addiction, Texas Policy Advocacy, and Child Care Deserts

From Growing Up In America: The Way It Is by Dr. Robert Sanborn

March 5, 2026 · 57 min · Season 6 · Episode 9

About this episode

The episode discusses social media addiction among youth and the challenges of child care in Texas.

Hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Dr. Erica Hattery explore the intersection of social media, youth mental health, and child care policy. In this episode: Social Media Literacy: How do families, educators and policy makers combat social media addiction in K-12 students? Child Care Advocacy: How are advocates and organizers making child care more affordable in Austin-- Texas most expensive city for child care? Houston’s Child Care Deserts: Are Houston families facing a child care crisis? Featured Guests: Jane Kim , Founder of KindEd Cathy McHorse , Early Childhood Consultant Santrice Jones , Director of Strong Start at CHILDREN AT RISK Produced by CHILDREN AT RISK on 90.1 KPFT Houston. Support community radio at kpft.org .

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Bob Sanborn, Dr. Erica Hattery

Guests: Jane Kim, Cathy McHorse, Santrice Jones

Topics covered

  • social media addiction
  • youth mental health
  • child care policy
  • child care advocacy
  • affordability of child care
  • child care deserts

Keywords

  • social media literacy
  • K-12 students
  • child care crisis
  • affordable child care
  • Texas policy advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KindEd, Strong Start at CHILDREN AT RISK, CHILDREN AT RISK

Places: Austin, Houston, Texas

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