What if screens are not the real problem but the way we are using them is?
In this powerful and practical conversation, physician and digital wellbeing researcher Dr Sajita Setia explains why today’s children are growing up in what she calls the largest unintended human experiment with technology and how families can respond with clarity instead of guilt
We explore what healthy digital habits actually look like in real homes and classrooms:
- Why the “guilt trap” is hurting parents and children more than screens themselves
• How tech companies are intentionally designed to capture attention and why children are not “addicted” but manipulated
• The three step framework that works in real families: Name it, Move it, Team it
• Why keeping devices out of the bedroom may be the fastest way to improve sleep, mood, and behaviour
• How sleep deprivation is quietly driving irritability, low mood, and school struggles in teens
• Why emotional regulation skills must come before digital literacy
• The truth about delaying smartphones, dumb phones, smart watches, and realistic boundaries
• How peer mentoring in schools can shift digital culture from the inside out
Dr Sajita works at the intersection of medicine, research, and real family life. As both a clinician and a mother, she brings a rare combination of scientific depth and compassionate realism to the digital wellbeing conversation
If you are a parent, educator, or simply someone trying to raise grounded kids in a screen-saturated world, this episode offers practical, evidence-informed steps you can implement immediately.
Healthy tech is not about banning devices. It is about connection, boundaries, sleep, and intention.
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