About this episode

Larry Magid discusses the exhausting 'tech family cycle' with Amanda Lenhart from Sesame Workshop's Joan Ganz Cooney Center.

A report from Sesame Workshop's Joan Ganz Cooney Center finds that parents are on a "tech family cycle" that can be exhausting. Larry Magid speaks with its author, Amanda Lenhart

People in this episode

Host: Larry Magid

Guest: Amanda Lenhart

Topics covered

• family technology
• parenting
• tech cycle
• digital media
• children's education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sesame Workshop, Joan Ganz Cooney Center

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