Parenting in the digital playground w/ Lindsey DeLoach Jones (#005)
For the Curious and Confused · Don McTaggart
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Show Notes
Lindsey DeLoach Jones is a writer investigating how smartphones impact parenting in the modern world. She holds a MA in English and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She has taught creative writing at Clemson University and the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities.
Linsdey is currently writing a book about the intersection of parenting and our reliance on smartphones. The book seeks to address how smartphones are changing the way we approach both our kids and the role of being a parent. She acknowledges that our phones do make us faster and more efficient, but Lindsey wants to better understand what this constant connectivity is costing our relationships and humanity.
She also hosts a Substack page called “Between Two Things” where she writes about the tensions of modern life beyond parenting. I’ve subscribed to her newsletter and enjoy getting a notification when she’s just posted another humorous but perceptive take on the state of the world.
Lindsey's Links:
Substack: Between Two Things (highly recommended!)
Chapters:
(0:00) - Lindsey's background and the weight of words
(3:02) - Perspectives on parenting: core values and critical thinking
(8:31) - Overcoming uncertainty and embracing failure
(11:18) - Parenting styles and marriage dynamics
(14:52) - Smartphone culture and pressure on parents
(24:25) - Navigating screen time
(30:05) - Deciding when kids get phones and the 100-day phone fast
(39:41) - Low-tech parenting and recognizing privilege
(42:55) - Relearning single-tasking and embracing boredom
(46:38) - Embracing contradictions and rejecting simple labels
(53:11) - Transhumanism, looking ahead, and final advice