"I refuse to not talk about my grief. I refuse to not talk about my child's medical issues. I refuse not to talk about my ADHD because, again, that's another thing we just don't do in our community." - Amit Singh Kalley -----

Amit Kalley is a former deputy headteacher, the founder of For Working Parents, and an expert in digital safeguarding and parental education.

Growing up in immigrant households, many of us were programmed with a specific survival mechanism: keep your head down, and don't make a scene, because of the "what will people think?" mindset. While this silence was a necessary armour against prejudice for older generations, it has created a modern crisis. We are carrying this inherited habit of avoidance directly into how we raise our kids today - handing them screens to keep the peace, completely blind to the billion-dollar tech companies exploiting their attention.

This episode uncovers the raw reality of men's mental health within traditional communities, why we need to break the stigma around showing vulnerability, and why Amit believes we must ban social media companies from accessing our children. If you are trying to break a generational cycle of silence while raising kids in the digital age, this is the exact conversation you need.

Topics covered: - why older generations refused to show vulnerability - the exact reason traditional communities, especially the men, are condition to bury the struggles; and the negative side effects of it - why replacing a child's natural curiosity with a smartphone is stopping them from learning key life skills - how tech companies and social media are rewiring our kids - how parents can learn to safeguard their kids better online and in person

Find out more about Amit's work: https://forworkingparents.com/meet-the-team/

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