Jane speaks with Sue Atkins, a childhood and parenting expert, to talk about raising children in what Sue calls the digital jungle. Previously President of the Montessori Society AMI (UK), Sue’s firmly pro-technology and even more firmly pro-childhood.
Together they explore why convenience is the real danger to families, why the most protective thing in any child’s digital life is still a parent who talks and listens instead of nagging, and what to do when the pull of the phone feels stronger than the family.
They also dig into AI chatbots, the pressure of group chats, and Sue’s reassuring message for any parent who feels they’ve already lost the battle with a teenager’s phone: it’s never too late.