The Future Starts at Home

The Future Starts at Home

From Let's Talk Local by Sarah Zubiate Bennett

May 27, 2026 · 1h 37m · Episode 80

About this episode

A roundtable discussion among moms about the challenges and strategies of modern parenting in a rapidly changing world.

Do you ever stop and think about how different parenting is today compared to when we were kids? The world is changing fast. Technology has become part of everyday life, phones are constantly competing for our attention, social media can shape a teenager’s self worth, and AI is becoming more present in our lives than most people even realize. For parents, navigating all of this can feel overwhelming. How do you raise confident, kind, thoughtful kids in a world that looks nothing like the one we grew up in? In this episode of Let’s Talk Local, Sarah brings together a roundtable of moms, all raising multiple children, to have an honest and entertaining conversation about modern parenting. From technology and tough conversations to values, discipline, and preparing kids for the future, the discussion offers different perspectives on what it means to raise children in today’s world.

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Zubiate Bennett

Topics covered

  • modern parenting
  • technology
  • social media
  • children's values
  • discipline
  • future preparation

Keywords

  • parenting
  • technology
  • social media
  • children
  • values
  • discipline
  • AI

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