Generation Zombie: Raising healthy humans in a world of devices and AI.

Episode 7: Devices, Relational Grief and Loneliness in Midlife

Dr Charlotte talks about the impact that the significant change in relating from our 20's to our 40's has had on our feelings of isolation and loneliness in midlife. As a generation of people who lived across two relational worlds, in childhood and adolescence we related in person, in real life, which felt normal to us, whereas now most relational transactions are mediated by a screen.

Episode 6: Devices displacing relational functioning

Dr Charlotte Armitage discusses how devices impact the parent child relationship and the subtle ways that being on a smart device can displace key relational behaviours in family life. Dr Charlotte discusses this in relation to teenagers and their relationship with the world around them, in context of recent research suggesting that by 2030 two thirds of teenagers will have a mental health problem.

Episode 5: Keep devices out of the bedroom.

Episode 5: On episode 5, Dr Charlotte Armitage was joined by Laura Hargrave. Laura contacted Charlotte having read her book: "Generation Zombie: Why devices are harming our children and what we can do about it." Laura implemented changes as suggested in the book and reported that she felt improvements for herself and her son following making these changes so she generously agreed to share her experience on the podcast. Laura is also a sleep consultant so she shared some of her expertise with us too. This podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Please seek professional help should you require support.

Episode 4: Are we 'good enough?'

Episode 4: Dr Charlotte Armitage speaks with Dr Tara Porter, Clinical Psychologist and Sunday Times best selling author about her new book 'Good Enough' and whether we are indeed 'Good Enough' parents. They explore how the online world can often feel overwhelming for parents, how managing device use can be challenging, and how the online world impacts our child's ability to feel good enough in themselves. This podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only. If you require support, please contact the relevant services.

Speech & Language Development & Future Success

In episode 3, Dr Charlotte Armitage speaks with Sandy Chappell, a speech and language therapist for over 30 years. They discuss how devices are contributing to the challenges that we are seeing with speech and language development at the moment, there are 2 million children awaiting support for speech and language at the moment. They discuss how having poor speech and language ability in childhood is linked to poorer outcomes for the individual later in life by impacting their relationships, employment opportunities and earning potential. Sandy provides some advice for reducing screen time. This podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only. If you require support, please contact the relevant services.