Ditch the Guilt: Media, Stress, and Parent-Child Relationships with Dr. Lara Wolfers

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of family screen time on child development and the associated feelings of guilt and stress among parents.

Parents increasingly recognize how family screen time shapes child development. But that awareness can bring guilt or shame when digital devices creep into daily life. On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry talks with Dr. Lara Wolfers, a leading researcher on how stress and guilt intersect with family media use, and Assistant Professor of Digital Lives and Head of the Center of Digital Lives at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Wolfers explains wh...

People in this episode

Host: Kris Perry

Guest: Dr. Lara Wolfers

Topics covered

• family screen time
• child development
• parenting guilt
• media use
• stress
• parent-child relationships

Keywords

• screen time
• child development
• parenting
• guilt
• stress
• media use
• family relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Basel, Center of Digital Lives

Places: Switzerland

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