Pixel Parenting
by Patricia Cangas
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About this podcast
Pixel Parenting is your monthly guide to raising tech-savvy, balanced kids. Hosted by Patricia Cangas Rumeu, a mum and a seasoned expert in digital literacy and educational technology, this podcast aims to empower parents to guide their kids’ tech use confidently and thoughtfully. From screen time to educational apps, join us to explore tools and insights that help kids—and parents—build healthy digital habits.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 33 episodes
- From Our Kids to Our Parents: Cybersecurity for the Sandwich Generation | Chad Rychlewski & Kae David · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 30The scams we worry about for our kids are now aimed at our parents. In this episode I sit down again with Chad Rychlewski and Kae David, the cybersecurity experts behind…
- Every Game Teaches Your Child Something | Dr. Erik Harpstead · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 29Your child wants a new game, and the app store says it's educational. That label is checked for age, not for learning. In this episode I sit down with Dr. Erik Harpstead…
- Green Flags and Red Flags in Kids' Apps and Shows | Charlotte Anne Wright · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 28Everything in the app store says "educational". A lot of it says "expert backed" and "research backed" too. None of those words are regulated, and none of them tell you whether…
- How to Talk to Your Kids About Roblox (and Everything Else Online)| Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 27Your child asks to play Roblox, or some app that didn't exist when you were their age, and the first instinct is to Google the parental controls. In this episode I sit down with…
- Why Kids Bond With an AI Companion, and How to Approach It | Dr. Mathilde Cerioli · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 26Have you ever wondered what happens when a child starts talking to an AI like it's a friend? In this episode I sit down with Dr. Mathilde Cerioli, a cognitive neuroscientist and…
- How Kids Actually Learn (and the AI Question) | Missy Widmann · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 25What actually happens in your child's brain when they hand an assignment to AI — and is it really as harmless as it seems?Patricia Cangas sits down with Missy Widmann — doctor of…
- How to Reduce the Mental Load of Parenting: Email, Attention, and AI | Amy Briggs · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 24How many hours a week are you mentally running through the family calendar, and what could you do with that time instead?Patricia Cangas sits down with Amy Briggs, founder and…
- Is Your Child's AI Companion Safe? A Startup CEO Explains | Vivian Chong · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 24Do you know how to tell if an AI tool has proper safeguards for kids?I welcome Vivian Chong, co-founder and CEO of apgard.ai, a youth AI safety startup working to make AI tools…
- Can Robots or AI Be Real Friends? Kids Ages 7–10 Weigh In · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 23What would a machine be able to really be a friend? This episode is a kids' philosophy conversation with Dr. Iris Oved (Paradox Lab) about friendship, robots, and…
- Cybersecurity for Parents: Start With One Conversation | Chad Rychlewski & Kae David · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 22When was the last time you explained to grandparents why broadcasting your kids' photos to their friends is risky?Patricia Cangas talks with cybersecurity professionals Kae David…
- Is It Fair? Navigating Screen Rules with Multiple Kids | Kaitlin Tiches · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 21Which parental mediation strategy does research say works best—and why?Patricia Cangas sits down with Kaitlin Tiches, a research librarian at Boston Children's Hospital and the…
- It’s Not You vs. Your Teen — It’s All of Us vs. Addictive Tech | Dino Ambrosi · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 20Could reframing one conversation turn your teen from defensive to collaborative about screen time?Host Patricia Cangas talks with Dino Ambrosi, founder of Project Reboot, who…
- What Video Games Teach: How Kids Learn Through Play | Dr. Kelli Dunlap · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 19What do Minecraft, D&D, and Fortnite actually teach your child's developing brain?Dr. Kelli Dunlap, a licensed clinical psychologist with a master's in game design and executive…
- Violent Video Games: The Science Behind the Headlines | Dr. Rachel Kowert · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 18"Parents can be worried about all the other million things that we're worried about for our kids. But violent video games in and of themselves should not be at the top of that…
- Speech, Screens & Kids: What Parents Should Know | Denise Ford · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 17Episode Summary Pediatric speech-language pathologist Denise Santos Ford, M.S., CCC-SLP joins Pixel Parenting to demystify what SLPs actually do (far beyond “fixing R’s”), how…
- Screens, Brains and 5 Healthy Screen Habits | Julianna Lorenzen · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 16In this episode of Pixel Parenting, I talk with Julianna Lorenzen, co-founder of Healthy Screen Habits, about how screens shape kids’ brains, and what we can do about it…
- Building Mental Health Skills Through Play | Dr. Celeste Sangiorgio · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 15In this conversation, Dr. Celeste Sangiorgio discusses the intersection of video games and mental health, exploring how gaming can be utilized as a therapeutic tool. She shares…
- Behind the Screen: Growing Up with Games | Allie Williams · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 14In this conversation, Allie shares her journey through the world of gaming, discussing her educational background in game design and neuroscience, the impact of video games on…
- 13 Ways Video Games May Affect Mental Health | Dr. Nick Ballou · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 13In Part 2 of our special series with Dr. Nick Ballou, postdoctoral researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, we dive into what research actually says about the effects of…
- What Parents Should Know About Video Game Research | Dr. Nick Ballou · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 12In this first part of a two-part series, I sit down with Dr. Nick Ballou, a postdoctoral researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, to pull back the curtain on how video game…
