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  "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1",
  "title": "The Digital Childhood",
  "home_page_url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/",
  "feed_url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/feed.json",
  "description": "Calm guidance for raising kids in a digital world.",
  "language": "en-US",
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Chelsea Redeker",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/about"
    }
  ],
  "icon": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/app-icon-512.png",
  "favicon": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/favicon.svg",
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/snap-left-out",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/snap-left-out",
      "title": "My friends are making plans on Snapchat and I'm not in the group.",
      "summary": "This is one of the most common reasons parents feel pressure to cave on social media, and it's valid. The key is separating the social infrastructure problem from the app itself, because your child isn't really missing out on Snapchat, they're experiencing a coordination…",
      "tags": [
        "scripts"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/scripts/snap-left-out.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/chatgpt-help",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/chatgpt-help",
      "title": "\"I'm just using ChatGPT for help.\"",
      "summary": "We may have been behind when it came to social media, and this is how we stay ahead with AI, because it gives your child a practical test to use themselves rather than a rule handed down from you.",
      "tags": [
        "scripts"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/scripts/chatgpt-help.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/everyone-ai-homework",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/everyone-ai-homework",
      "title": "\"Everyone uses AI for homework now.\"",
      "summary": "A blanket ban creates a fight you won't win. These scripts redirect to the real question: what is your child actually learning? That's a harder argument to dismiss than a rule.",
      "tags": [
        "scripts"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/scripts/everyone-ai-homework.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/ai-said-true",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/ai-said-true",
      "title": "\"The AI said it's true, so it must be.\"",
      "summary": "Kids are wired to trust confident language, and AI is very, very good at sounding confident, so these scripts teach a verification habit that will serve them for life.",
      "tags": [
        "scripts"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/scripts/ai-said-true.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/everyone-has-snapchat",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/everyone-has-snapchat",
      "title": "\"Everyone else has Snapchat.\"",
      "summary": "The \"everyone\" argument is designed to make you feel like the odd one out. The Younger kids version names that dynamic without dismissing their real feelings.",
      "tags": [
        "scripts"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/scripts/everyone-has-snapchat.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/but-its-youtube",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/but-its-youtube",
      "title": "\"But it's just YouTube.\"",
      "summary": "YouTube Kids isn't the same as it was five years ago. AI-generated content shows up in kids' feeds without anyone choosing it. This script takes the shame off your child and puts it on the system, where it belongs.",
      "tags": [
        "scripts"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/scripts/but-its-youtube.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/snapchat-just-messaging",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/snapchat-just-messaging",
      "title": "\"Snapchat is different. It's just messaging.\"",
      "summary": "The \"just messaging\" framing is understandable, it really does look simple from the outside. But the design is the issue, not the intent. This script validates their view and names the reality.",
      "tags": [
        "scripts"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/scripts/snapchat-just-messaging.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/ai-friend-app",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/scripts/ai-friend-app",
      "title": "\"This AI friend app could be someone else I can talk to.\"",
      "summary": "These apps are designed to be emotionally compelling, by engineers who understand human needs deeply, so dismissing the appeal rarely works the way naming the design does.",
      "tags": [
        "scripts"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/scripts/ai-friend-app.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/doomscrolling",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/doomscrolling",
      "title": "Doomscrolling & the Infinite Feed",
      "summary": "Social media feeds have no end by design, the infinite scroll removes the natural stopping point, and your child is not weak for failing to stop, because the app was engineered to prevent exactly that.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/doomscrolling.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/youtube-algorithm",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/youtube-algorithm",
      "title": "How YouTube's Algorithm Works",
      "summary": "YouTube does not show your child what is best for them, it shows what keeps them watching longest, and those are very different things.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/youtube-algorithm.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/ai-confident",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/ai-confident",
      "title": "Why AI Sounds So Confident, Even When It's Wrong",
      "summary": "AI sounds like a knowledgeable friend, and for kids still learning to question information, that confidence can be genuinely confusing.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/ai-confident.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/snapchat-explained",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/snapchat-explained",
      "title": "What Snapchat Actually Does",
      "summary": "Snapchat looks like a messaging app, but it is built around mechanics that create daily compulsion, from streaks to location sharing to messages that disappear without a record.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/snapchat-explained.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/tiktok-algorithm",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/tiktok-algorithm",
      "title": "How TikTok Learns Your Child",
      "summary": "TikTok's For You page is not random, it is a precise reflection of what keeps your child watching, and the algorithm gets very good at this very fast.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/tiktok-algorithm.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/ai-companions",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/ai-companions",
      "title": "AI Companions & Chatbot Friends",
      "summary": "AI chatbots are no longer separate apps or toys, they are being built into the devices our kids already use, and they are quietly becoming the default in ways that change a lot.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/ai-companions.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/roblox-explained",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/roblox-explained",
      "title": "Roblox: What Parents Actually Need to Know",
      "summary": "Roblox isn't one game, it's millions of user-created games with chat, in-app purchases, and uneven content moderation.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/roblox-explained.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/fortnite-explained",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/fortnite-explained",
      "title": "Fortnite: Beyond the Battle Royale",
      "summary": "Fortnite is more than a shooting game, it is a social hangout and a concert venue and a marketplace, and it comes with real social pressure baked in.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/fortnite-explained.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/instagram-explained",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/instagram-explained",
      "title": "Instagram: The Highlight Reel Your Child Compares Themselves To",
      "summary": "Instagram is built around comparison, and every feature is designed to keep users scrolling and posting, and for teenagers it is often where self-worth quietly gets measured.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/instagram-explained.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/discord-explained",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/discord-explained",
      "title": "Discord: The Hidden Social Network Parents Miss",
      "summary": "Discord is one of the largest social platforms for teens, with thousands of community servers on every topic, and it is powerful and mostly unmoderated and almost invisible to parents.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/discord-explained.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/imessage-explained",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/learn-it/imessage-explained",
      "title": "iMessage and Group Chats: The Pressure of the Blue Bubble",
      "summary": "iMessage seems harmless, but group chats are where social dynamics play out in real time, with inclusion and exclusion and pressure and conflict all happening on a platform parents rarely monitor.",
      "tags": [
        "learn-it"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/learn-it/imessage-explained.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/articles/social-media-trial",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/articles/social-media-trial",
      "title": "Why the social media trial matters, and what it means for parents",
      "summary": "For years, parents have been figuring out kids and technology largely on their own. Today, something different is happening. Social media isn't being debated in public opinion anymore, it's being examined in a court of law.",
      "tags": [
        "articles"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/articles/social-media-trial.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/articles/pew-ai-schoolwork",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/articles/pew-ai-schoolwork",
      "title": "Pew: 1 in 10 teens do most of their schoolwork with AI, what it means for your family",
      "summary": "New Pew Research findings: · 1 in 10 teens do most or all of their schoolwork with AI · 6 in 10 teens say AI is used to cheat at least sometimes · 40% of parents have never had a conversation about AI with their child · 64% of teens say they use AI chatbots, and only 51% of…",
      "tags": [
        "articles"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/articles/pew-ai-schoolwork.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/boredom-prescription",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/boredom-prescription",
      "title": "The Boredom Prescription",
      "summary": "Why doing nothing is one of the most important things your child can do",
      "tags": [
        "childhood"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/childhood/boredom-prescription.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/letting-kids-roam",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/letting-kids-roam",
      "title": "Letting Kids Roam: A Practical Guide",
      "summary": "How to start building independence gradually, at your own pace",
      "tags": [
        "childhood"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/childhood/letting-kids-roam.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/anxious-generation",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/anxious-generation",
      "title": "The Anxious Generation",
      "summary": "Jonathan Haidt · Why this is the book behind everything on this app",
      "tags": [
        "childhood"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/childhood/anxious-generation.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/eight-families-rule",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/eight-families-rule",
      "title": "The 8 Families Rule",
      "summary": "Why individual action always loses, and what actually works",
      "tags": [
        "childhood"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/childhood/eight-families-rule.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/parent-to-parent-scripts",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/childhood/parent-to-parent-scripts",
      "title": "How to Start the Conversation with Other Parents",
      "summary": "The exact words, so it doesn't have to be awkward",
      "tags": [
        "childhood"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/childhood/parent-to-parent-scripts.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/stories/doctor-nurse",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/stories/doctor-nurse",
      "title": "She explained AI better than I ever could",
      "summary": "I was trying to explain it and she beat me to it.",
      "tags": [
        "stories"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/stories/doctor-nurse.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/stories/chatbot-story",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/stories/chatbot-story",
      "title": "The night my daughter asked to talk to ChatGPT at bedtime",
      "summary": "She hopped into bed and asked, and I wasn't ready. Here's what I said.",
      "tags": [
        "stories"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/stories/chatbot-story.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/stories/edtech-classroom",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/stories/edtech-classroom",
      "title": "EdTech is everywhere in classrooms right now, and here's the small choice I made",
      "summary": "There's growing research questioning whether more technology actually improves learning for young kids.",
      "tags": [
        "stories"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/stories/edtech-classroom.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/stories/ai-chat-friend",
      "url": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/stories/ai-chat-friend",
      "title": "My daughter asked to download an AI 'chat friend' she saw in a kids' game ad",
      "summary": "She wasn't lonely, she was just curious. Here's what I said.",
      "tags": [
        "stories"
      ],
      "image": "https://thedigitalchildhood.com/og/stories/ai-chat-friend.png",
      "authors": [
        {
          "name": "Chelsea Redeker"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}