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Parents Uncharted: From The Creator of Mom Uncharted

Parents Uncharted: From The Creator of Mom Uncharted

著者： Sarah Adams (Mom Uncharted)
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Parents Uncharted is a new podcast that explores the unprecedented challenges modern parents face navigating the digital landscape and social media pressures. Hosted by Sarah Adams - internationally recognized child advocate and creator of Mom.Uncharted - this podcast dives into the modern realities of parenting Generation Alpha: managing screen time, social media, mental health, and finding hope amid anxiety-inducing headlines. Through expert interviews and candid stories from real parents, Parents Uncharted offers insight, empathy, and actionable advice to help families thrive in today’s complex digital word. Each episode blends heart and research to uncover how technology, culture, and connection are reshaping childhood and how parents can adapt with confidence. If you’ve ever wondered how to raise resilient, grounded, and future-ready kids in an online world, this podcast is your trusted guide. Sarah is on a mission to inspire the conversations that parents need to have, but aren't necessarily ready for. She also looks forward to exploring other topics at the intersection of technology, climate change, and mental health. Because there’s no map for modern parenting, but we can chart it together. About The Host: Sarah Adams is the creator of online communities Mom.Uncharted and Kids Are Not Content. Proudly named in the TIME 100 Creators List, she is passionate about helping parents rethink how to share, protect, and raise kids in an online world.2026 Mom Uncharted (Parents Uncharted) 人間関係 子育て 心理学 心理学・心の健康 社会科学 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Why Strangers Online Feel Like Friends: Dr. Jess Maddox on Parasocial Relationships, Kidfluencers & Social Media

    Why Strangers Online Feel Like Friends: Dr. Jess Maddox on Parasocial Relationships, Kidfluencers & Social Media
    2026/08/12
    Why can watching someone online begin to feel like knowing them, and when does that attachment become unhealthy? In this episode of Parents Uncharted, Sarah speaks with Dr. Jess Maddox, an associate professor of media studies at the University of Georgia and founding editor-in-chief of Creator and Influencer Studies. Jess explains what parasocial relationships actually are, why they are not inherently harmful and how social media has intensified them by making interactions with creators feel increasingly reciprocal. Together, Sarah and Jess explore how influencers and platforms cultivate intimacy to build engagement, loyalty and profit. The conversation examines why family content creates especially powerful attachments. When audiences watch children grow up and are invited into intimate family moments, they may begin to feel like relatives or stakeholders in that child’s life, even though the child never chose that relationship. Sarah and Jess discuss “TikTok aunties,” the anger audiences sometimes express when parents remove their children from social media, and how children themselves form parasocial relationships with kidfluencers. Young viewers may struggle to distinguish friendship from entertainment and advertising, especially when content is designed to feel casual and authentic. They also explore Reddit snark communities and “anti-fandom,” where intense dislike can begin to resemble fandom and escalate into harassment, surveillance or stalking. The episode concludes with practical guidance for parents and creators: teach children that the people they follow are not their friends, remind them that social media is a curated representation of reality, advocate for stronger digital literacy education and always prioritize a child’s dignity and safety over audience growth. Chapters (00:00) Introduction (01:32) What Does “Parasocial” Actually Mean? (03:38) Why Parasocial Relationships Are Not Always Bad (05:26) When Online Attachment Becomes Unhealthy (07:05) The “1.5-Way” Social Media Relationship (09:04) Influencer Fandom, Loyalty and Online Teams (10:15) How Creators Cultivate Parasocial Relationships (12:49) How Platforms Encourage Emotional Attachment (14:12) Why Family Content Feels So Intimate (16:33) When Viewers Feel Entitled to Parenting Decisions (17:18) The Difference Between Intimacy and Exploitation (20:38) Can Parents Ethically Build Parasocial Relationships Around Children? (24:26) What Happens When Parents Remove Their Children Online (25:03) “We Made You Famous, You Owe Us” (26:19) The Problem With “TikTok Aunties” (28:01) Comparison, Aspiration and Consumerism (29:33) How Algorithms Exploit Vulnerable Moments (30:46) When Children Confuse Advertising With Friendship (33:05) Signs a Child’s Attachment May Be Becoming Unhealthy (34:47) Reddit Snark and Anti-Fandom (38:19) When Snark Becomes Harassment or Stalking (40:53) Why Fans Sometimes Become Haters (42:03) What Parents Should Teach Children About Dr. Jess Maddox: Jessica Maddox is an Associate Professor of Media Studies in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies at the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on content creators, influencers, and social media platforms. She is the author of Anatomy of an Internet Scandal: How Content Creators and Audiences Fuel the Outrage Machine (University of California Press, 2027) and The Internet is for Cats: How Animal Images Shape Our Digital Lives (Rutgers University Press, 2023). Since 2023, she has been involved in a U.S. federal policy coalition for child social media labor laws, and has testified in numerous states on child influencer protection bills. She is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Creator & Influencer Studies and is on the academic advisory circle of the American Influencer Council. Connect with Dr. Jess Maddox: TikTok: @drjess21 Instagram: @jessmaddox21 Threads: @jessmaddox21 Connect with Sarah Adams: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://momuncharted.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mom.uncharted/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@mom.uncharted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://parentsuncharted.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/parents.uncharted/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@parents.uncharted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 分
  • When Motherhood Becomes Content: Momfluencer Culture, Criticism & Kids' Privacy with Renee Reina of The Mom Room

    When Motherhood Becomes Content: Momfluencer Culture, Criticism & Kids' Privacy with Renee Reina of The Mom Room
    2026/08/05
    What does it cost to build a platform around motherhood when your identity, marriage and parenting choices are constantly open to public debate? In this episode of Parents Uncharted, Sarah speaks with Renee Reina, creator and host of The Mom Room, about the changing world of motherhood content and what it means to build a community while being publicly perceived. Renee explains how the isolation of 2020 inspired her to begin creating honest, comedic content about default parenting, marriage and the less polished realities of motherhood. She and Sarah discuss why online parenting conversations have become so polarized, how motherhood content has shifted from relatable frustration toward idealized “tradwife” messaging, and why women are so often judged as either good mothers or bad mothers, with very little room for nuance. Renee also opens up about Reddit commentary, responding to critical comments, resisting the pressure to become a traditional product-focused influencer and learning not to allow either praise or criticism from strangers to determine her self-worth. The conversation then turns to one of the most complicated questions facing parent creators: where should the boundary be when it comes to sharing children online? Sarah and Renee have an honest and respectful disagreement about children’s privacy, digital autonomy and the possible benefits and risks of growing up adjacent to a public platform. Renee shares how her approach to featuring her son, Milo, has evolved as he has grown older, the boundaries she maintains around vulnerable moments and real-time locations, and how she compensates him when he participates in paid content. Together, they explore whether parents can foster a child’s interest in YouTube, podcasting and digital creation without immediately making that child public, and why learning to film, edit, perform and communicate does not require a child to build an audience. This is a nuanced conversation about modern motherhood, public visibility and the difficult choices parents make when family life intersects with the creator economy. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (02:28) Why Renee Created The Mom Room (06:26) How Motherhood Content Has Changed (09:16) Why Parenting Online Is So Polarizing (10:34) The Cost of Being a Woman and Mother Online (14:54) Does Renee Consider Herself an Influencer? (15:54) Consumerism, Affiliate Links and Creator Fatigue (18:05) The Best Part of Building The Mom Room (20:26) When Marriage and Family Become Content (23:23) Sharing Relationship Problems in Real Time (24:59) Reddit Snark and Online Speculation (28:11) Fair Criticism Versus Invasive Commentary (29:46) Why Renee Responds to Negative Comments (31:26) Renee’s Boundaries Around Sharing Milo (33:45) What Children Can Learn From Content Creation (35:08) Sarah Pushes Back on Privacy and Necessity (37:10) Personal Branding and Future Opportunities (39:01) Brand Partnerships Involving Children (41:36) Real-Time Posting and Protecting Private Moments (44:28) Advice for Mothers Who Want to Create Content (46:42) Building Better Boundaries Around Online Work About Renee Reina: Renee Reina is the creator and host of The Mom Room, a podcast and online community built around honest, humorous and unfiltered conversations about motherhood, marriage, parenting and pop culture. After completing her PhD and suddenly finding herself at home with her young son during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Renee began creating comedic videos about default parenting and the small but deeply relatable frustrations many mothers experience. Her content resonated with parents who were searching for a less polished and more candid representation of motherhood. Through The Mom Room, Renee has developed a recognizable voice in the online motherhood space and has interviewed a wide range of parents, experts, creators and public figures. Connect With Renee: Podcast: The Mom Room Instagram: @themomroom Personal Instagram: @thereneereina Connect with Sarah Adams: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://momuncharted.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mom.uncharted/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@mom.uncharted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://parentsuncharted.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/parents.uncharted/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@parents.uncharted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 分
  • Are Video Games Actually Bad for Kids? What the Research Really Says with Dr. Rachel Kowert & Arana Shapiro

    Are Video Games Actually Bad for Kids? What the Research Really Says with Dr. Rachel Kowert & Arana Shapiro
    2026/07/29
    Video games are often treated as one more screen to limit, a source of family conflict or a threat to children’s well-being. But what if parents are asking the wrong questions about gaming? In this episode of Parents Uncharted, Sarah speaks with Dr. Rachel Kowert and Arana Shapiro from Games for Change about how families can approach video games with less fear, more curiosity and better information. Their new white paper, Raising Good Gamers: What Families Need to Know About Video Games and Wellbeing, found that parents looking online for gaming advice are five times more likely to encounter negative messaging than practical, evidence-based guidance, even though nearly 60% of children say they want their parents involved in their gaming experiences. Together, Sarah, Rachel and Arana examine why all screen time should not be treated equally, what children may be learning through play and how parents can distinguish enthusiastic gaming from genuinely problematic behaviour. They also discuss violent video games, online friendships, Roblox safety, collaborative boundaries and the often-overlooked social, cognitive and emotional benefits of gaming. In this episode, we discuss: Why gaming is fundamentally different from passive screen use The disconnect between gaming research and the advice parents encounter online What games like Animal Crossing can teach children about reading, math, resource management and problem-solving How to recognize when gaming is beginning to interfere with sleep, relationships or basic needs What decades of research say about violent video games and violent behaviour Why the quality and context of gaming matter more than an arbitrary number of minutes How games can build cooperation, communication, conflict-resolution skills, identity and resilience Why online friendships can be meaningful sources of social and emotional support How parents who do not enjoy gaming can still show interest in their child’s digital life How to set limits without turning gaming into a constant power struggle What parents should know about safety concerns on Roblox The SPACE framework for healthier family gaming This conversation is not an argument for unlimited gaming or for ignoring legitimate platform risks. It is an invitation to move beyond blanket fear and become more informed, curious and involved in the spaces our children value. Because raising healthy gamers does not begin with controlling every minute. It begins with understanding what our children are doing, creating boundaries with them and staying close enough that they continue talking to us. Chapters (00:00) Introduction (01:40) What is Games for Change? (04:50) Why parents are still asking the same gaming questions (06:39) The biggest misconceptions about video games (08:20) What children can learn from Animal Crossing (11:13) Healthy gaming versus problematic gaming (15:04) Do violent video games cause violent behaviour? (17:23) Why quality matters more than quantity (20:53) The social, emotional and cognitive benefits of gaming (23:42) How video games help children practise resilience (24:04) Creating boundaries without constant conflict (27:30) How non-gaming parents can connect with their children (28:54) Online friendships, autonomy and safety (33:38) The SPACE framework for healthy gaming (35:16) When parents or co-parents have different gaming rules (37:03) How parents should approach Roblox (40:10) What every parent should remember about gaming (41:06) Where to find Games for Change and Raising Good Gamers About the Guests: Dr. Rachel Kowert Dr. Rachel Kowert is a research psychologist, award-winning author and the research director at Games for Change. For more than 15 years, her work has focused on mental health, online safety, trust and social connection within digital games. She has presented her research to organizations including the United States Congress, the United Nations and the Department of Homeland Security. Her work helps translate academic research about games and digital communities into practical guidance for families, educators and policymakers. Arana Shapiro Arana Shapiro is the chief operating and programs officer at Games for Change. She is an educator and social entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience using games, play and game design to transform learning. Arana previously helped develop Quest to Learn, the first public school built around a game-based learning model. Her work focuses on helping young people, educators and families use games as tools for learning, creativity, citizenship and positive social impact. About Games for Change Games for Change is a nonprofit organization that works to demonstrate how games and immersive media can create social impact beyond entertainment. Its work brings together game developers, researchers, educators, policymakers and young people through initiatives including the annual Games for Change Festival, youth and educator programs, and Raising Good...
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