Childhood In a Digital World. Episode 5. Connection Before Control

Inside The Consulting Room - Understanding the Child Behind the Behaviour · Apr 1, 2026 · 17m · transcript

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Your child is sitting right next to you, but somehow they feel miles away. When screens take over, it’s tempting to clamp down with tighter rules, stricter limits, and a last-resort device ban. We take a different path: we look at what the screen is doing for your child and what it might be helping them avoid, manage, or soothe. Because the hardest truth for many parents is also the most helpful one: the screen is rarely the real problem.

We talk about how screen use can slowly replace real life, not overnight, but through a gradual drift where conversation fades, emotions…