This may be my most vulnerable and honest episode yet.

I didn’t sit down intending to talk about the emotional climate of our world. But as a social worker, a mom, and someone who spends every day protecting kids — I couldn’t ignore what I was feeling anymore. The violence. The misinformation. The intensity. The instability.

This isn’t a political episode. It’s a nervous system episode. A child development episode. A human episode.

Our kids do not just absorb what’s on their screens. They absorb the emotional tone of the world around them. Their bodies are constantly asking: Am I safe? Are the adults okay? Can I trust what I’m seeing?

In this episode, I share why this moment feels different to me, how cultural dysregulation shows up in kids, and why families matter more than ever as anchors of safety and regulation.

If you’ve felt unsettled lately ...if your heart has felt heavy, protective, or quietly anxious ...this conversation is for you.

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In this episode of Protect Our Kids, I do something a little different ...I use AI itself as a research tool and ask a big-picture question: How has the human race historically responded to new technology, and what does that mean for our kids right now?

What came back was surprisingly clear and honestly, a little unsettling.

Across history, when transformative technology enters society, we follow a familiar pattern: rapid adoption, cultural excitement, delayed safeguards, and vulnerable populations ... especially children ...being impacted first. Social media and AI are no exception, except for one critical difference: this technology is moving faster than anything we’ve ever seen before.

We talk about:

• Why our nervous systems struggle to keep up with rapid tech change

• How society tends to regulate only after harm appears

• What “unstewarded technology” really means for families

• Why waiting for culture and policy to catch up may not be an option this time

Most importantly, this episode is a call to stewardship — not fear. Technology itself isn’t the enemy, but leaving kids unprotected in the middle of massive innovation is not acceptable.

If you’re a parent, educator, or professional who feels both hopeful and uneasy about where we’re headed, this conversation is for you. And I truly want to hear your thoughts ...because protecting kids in the digital age is not something any of us should be figuring out alone.

www.knbcommunications.com

In this episode of Protect Our Kids, I do something a little different ...I use AI itself as a research tool and ask a big-picture question: How has the human race historically responded to new technology, and what does that mean for our kids right now?

What came back was surprisingly clear and honestly, a little unsettling.

Across history, when transformative technology enters society, we follow a familiar pattern: rapid adoption, cultural excitement, delayed safeguards, and vulnerable populations ... especially children ...being impacted first. Social media and AI are no exception, except for one critical difference: this technology is moving faster than anything we’ve ever seen before.

We talk about:

• Why our nervous systems struggle to keep up with rapid tech change

• How society tends to regulate only after harm appears

• What “unstewarded technology” really means for families

• Why waiting for culture and policy to catch up may not be an option this time

Most importantly, this episode is a call to stewardship ...not fear. Technology itself isn’t the enemy, but leaving kids unprotected in the middle of massive innovation is not acceptable.

If you’re a parent, educator, or professional who feels both hopeful and uneasy about where we’re headed, this conversation is for you. And I truly want to hear your thoughts — because protecting kids in the digital age is not something any of us should be figuring out alone.

www.knbcommunications.com