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Review

Nex Playground Review: All Is Forgiven

Feb 1, 2026

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9 min read

Nex Playground Review: All Is Forgiven

An "active play system" that isn't a console, a 4 year old, a 1.5 year old, and one month of testing

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
What An Award-Winning Podcast Creator Taught Me About Parenting Values

Dec 14, 2025

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7 min read

What An Award-Winning Podcast Creator Taught Me About Parenting Values

Behind The Scenes With Culture Kids' Kristen Kim

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan

Review

TickTalk 5 Review: Is Big Brother Really Big Mother?

Nov 17, 2025

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7 min read

TickTalk 5 Review: Is Big Brother Really Big Mother?

One mom's honest review and reflection after a few months with the TickTalk 5

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Short Form Video For Breakfast

Nov 9, 2025

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3 min read

Short Form Video For Breakfast

Animal Clips As Part Of A Morning Routine?

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Fast Company Highlights Parent.tech

Oct 19, 2025

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5 min read

Fast Company Highlights Parent.tech

Many parents want to use tech more intentionally

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Book review: Power On

Oct 15, 2025

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4 min read

Book review: Power On

Ash Brandin’s book offers a powerful reframe on kids and technology

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Should your kids have AI friends?

Aug 31, 2025

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4 min read

Should your kids have AI friends?

An interview with generative AI QA lead Al Nowatzki

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
What did everyone think about Ash Brandin and their advice?

Aug 27, 2025

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2 min read

What did everyone think about Ash Brandin and their advice?

Listener feedback and our next episode

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Kids Need Screen Time Skills, And Parents Might Too

Aug 3, 2025

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5 min read

Kids Need Screen Time Skills, And Parents Might Too

Takeaways From Interviewing Ash Brandin (IG: TheGamerEducator) On What They're Teaching 230k Families And Their Upcoming Book

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Should Your Kids Use ChatGPT For Homework?

Jun 21, 2025

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14 min read

Should Your Kids Use ChatGPT For Homework?

Reflections on an MIT study about generative AI, learning and school

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
A Primitive Way To Celebrate Father's Day

Jun 15, 2025

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2 min read

A Primitive Way To Celebrate Father's Day

Really it’s a present for everyone

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
“Touch it to see how much time is left”: When Your Kid Thinks the Movie Theater is Netflix

Jun 8, 2025

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9 min read

“Touch it to see how much time is left”: When Your Kid Thinks the Movie Theater is Netflix

Kids, games and how experiences shape expectations

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
One Expert’s Advice For Our Unique Parenting Era

May 18, 2025

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3 min read

One Expert’s Advice For Our Unique Parenting Era

It feels different, but is it? And what should we do?

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan

Movies and shows

167 Episodes Later: One Dad’s Bedtime Ritual With Dragon Ball Z and His Two Sons

May 3, 2025

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4 min read

167 Episodes Later: One Dad’s Bedtime Ritual With Dragon Ball Z and His Two Sons

The Unexpected Power of Watching Old Shows With Your Kids

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Parenting, Technology, and Progress: A Conversation with Dr. Susan Walker

Apr 26, 2025

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9 min read

Parenting, Technology, and Progress: A Conversation with Dr. Susan Walker

What should parents look for in the technology they use?

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Creation vs Consumption: A Framework For Kids' Tech Use

Mar 9, 2025

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11 min read

Creation vs Consumption: A Framework For Kids' Tech Use

Biometric safes and Firewalls – How a UX designer guides tech use for his 8 and 13-year-old kids

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan

Philosophy and Rules

How This Mom Balanced Parental Controls, and Freedom—and Raised Independent Kids

Feb 9, 2025

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9 min read

How This Mom Balanced Parental Controls, and Freedom—and Raised Independent Kids

An Interview on Tech, Parenting, and Why She’s Confident in How Her Kids Turned Out

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan

Philosophy and Rules

From TikTok Ban To Imaginative Fox Play

Jan 21, 2025

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5 min read

From TikTok Ban To Imaginative Fox Play

A Reminder That Consumption Can Turn Into Creation

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Review: I Wanted To Try An AI Parenting Coach — But The Good Inside App Is Better

Jan 12, 2025

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9 min read

Review: I Wanted To Try An AI Parenting Coach — But The Good Inside App Is Better

How Dr. Becky’s Good Inside app changed my approach to parenting

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan

Behind The Scenes

Behind the Scenes: Redefining Kids' Screen Time With Pok Pok

Jan 2, 2025

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8 min read

Behind the Scenes: Redefining Kids' Screen Time With Pok Pok

Pok Pok's CEO and CCO on Screens, Parenting, And Designing for Calm Play

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
Crabs Are Our Friends: Parenting Moments on the Nintendo Switch

Dec 15, 2024

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6 min read

Crabs Are Our Friends: Parenting Moments on the Nintendo Switch

The best Switch games for kids and some unexpected lessons from the field

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan

Philosophy and Rules

Why Parent Tech Matters

Dec 9, 2024

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7 min read

Why Parent Tech Matters

Helping parents harness technology

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
What Analyzing 100 Top Parenting Posts On Reddit Tells Us About Tech

Dec 2, 2024

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5 min read

What Analyzing 100 Top Parenting Posts On Reddit Tells Us About Tech

And How Tech's Role Changes As Kids Grow

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan

Review

Review: The Yoto Mini Is Great But Can It Swim?

Nov 17, 2024

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6 min read

Review: The Yoto Mini Is Great But Can It Swim?

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan

Review

Singing, Dancing, and AI: Why Our Family Is Hooked on This AI Music Generator

Oct 26, 2024

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4 min read

Singing, Dancing, and AI: Why Our Family Is Hooked on This AI Music Generator

How Music (And Technology) Bring Us Closer Together

Andrew Hogan
Andrew Hogan
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