Pediatrician Megan Moreno says loss of human connection is the bigger risk for kids
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Pediatrician Megan Moreno argues that the greatest threat to children's connection is the reluctance of parents and kids to talk openly about technology, not the technology itself.
She writes in The Guardian that clinic conversations move from blame to curiosity when parents ask teens what they enjoy online.
Moreno reports that youth panelists said they had never had a positive conversation with a parent about technology.
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- The Guardian · AINewsPediatrician says loss of human connection, not AI, is the bigger threat to kids
AIPediatrician Megan Moreno says the greatest threat to kids' connection is parents and children's growing unwillingness to talk openly about technology, not technology itself. She writes that clinic conversations shift from blame to curiosity when parents ask teens what they enjoy online, and that youth panelists said they had never had a positive conversation with a parent about technology.
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