Kids and tech collided in big ways in 2025 — from viral slang taking over classrooms to major online safety laws reshaping the internet. We’re breaking down the moments that mattered and what they mean for your kid’s digital world.
Discussed in this episode:
- Australia's social media ban and how our friends from Parenting in a Tech World, the Facebook group, are feeling about it
- Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation
- Kids Online Safety Act
- All things SLANG:
- Algospeak
- 6-7 trend
- Bark's slang guide
- Bark's emoji guide
- Bark's sexual slang guide
- Our predictions for 2026 ????
- More about the Disney/Sora announcement and AI sycophancy