How tech is transforming parenthood (for better or worse)

Jul 17, 2025 28 min

About this episode

New York Times critic Amanda Hess has spent years writing about the internet, technology, and culture. But when she became pregnant, and then a new parent, she was surprised by how much tech infiltrated — and tried to optimize — every aspect of her life. In her book <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/second-life/id6618121954" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age</a>, Hess chronicles that experience. She sat down with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu to talk about the promises and pitfalls of parenting technology, and the tools that actually helped her family.

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