Why Children Need An Analogue Childhood

About this episode

Amy speaks with Nova Eden about the impact of digital devices on children's wellbeing and the importance of an analogue childhood.

Summary What's disappearing from childhood & w hy children need an analogue childhood in a digital world In this episode, Amy speaks with Nova Eden from One Collective Power and the Smartphone Free Childhood movement about how smartphones, social media, iPads, EdTech and AI are reshaping modern childhood. They explore what children may be losing to screens, from boredom and play to imagination, attention and real-world connection, and share practical ways families can build healthier digital habits at home. Guest Nova Eden is a leadership and systems change advocate, founder of One Collective Power, and a campaigner with the Smartphone Free Childhood movement. Her work focuses on children's wellbeing, digital habits, smartphone-free schools and parenting in the digital age. Nova works with parents, schools, organisations and policymakers to help create healthier relationships with technology, and has presented her work in Parliament as part of the growing conversation around children, smartphones, social media and digital wellbeing. Overview Smartphones, social media and digital devices are now woven into childhood, family life and education. But did we move too quickly? In this…

People in this episode

Host: Amy Faulkner

Guest: Nova Eden

Topics covered

• childhood
• digital wellbeing
• technology
• parenting
• education
• screens
• imagination

Keywords

• smartphones
• social media
• children
• digital habits
• parenting
• wellbeing
• education
• imagination
• attention
• play

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Collective Power, Smartphone Free Childhood

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