Subjects For Debate

Technology And The Impact On Children's Health


Listen Later

The Ghost at the Dinner Table

Every parent in the United Kingdom knows the moment the shift happens. It is the exact second a child receives their first mobile phone and their attention drifts from the physical room into a digital void. This isn't just about "screen time"; it is about digital displacement—the replacement of family interaction, physical health, and public functioning with the endless, hypnotic scroll.

Produced in partnership with Elastic FM and the Pangea Explorers in Inkersall, Derbyshire, this episode investigates the visible metamorphosis of our children. We move past the parental anxiety to hear directly from the source: the children themselves, their parents, and one of the leaders of the Pangea Explorers, a group dedicated to real-world discovery.

If you have watched a child’s personality alter under the glow of a smartphone, this conversation is for you. We explore not just the damage being done, but the practical steps we can take to bring our children back from the digital cloud to the Derbyshire soil.

https://moveyourbodyuk.org/

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Subjects For DebateBy David R Lilley