{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bad Mom Podcast: Parenting The Anxious Generation","title":"What Parents Get Wrong About Phones, Anxiety & Connection with Sierra Sasevich ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2172,"description":"Every parent I know worries about the same things: Why won’t my kid put down the phone? Why do they care more about strangers online than conversations at home? \n\nAre they losing themselves to comparison, anxiety, and endless scrolling?\n\nWe set limits, we nag, we fight about screen time. Yet beneath the rules and arguments is a deeper fear: Am I actually reaching my child, or am I losing them to a world I don’t understand?\n\nThat’s why this conversation is so important. Instead of another expert telling us what’s wrong with “kids these days,” we get to hear directly from one of them.\n\nOn this episode, I sit down with 19-year-old Sierra Sasevich, who grew up in the very digital landscape we parents worry about. \n\nBut rather than dismiss adult concerns, she reveals how her generation really experiences phones, comparison, anxiety, substances, and connection. \n\nWhat do parents get wrong about screen time and devices? How can a generation that scrolls for escape learn to live in the present? \n\nSierra takes us into the mindset of this generation, describing the pitfalls, but also highlighting the counterintuitive habits and small choices that actually make the difference.\n\nKEY TAKEAWAYS:\nComparison is the root, not just the symptom\nSocial media doesn’t just amplify FOMO; it rewires how teens judge their worth. How can parents interrupt the cycle of measuring against what’s missing?\nAlgorithms aren’t neutral, but they’re not all evil\nSierra explains how “training your algorithm” can microdose learning and self-discovery, if you resist its darker pull. Can tech become a tool for growth instead of despair?\nWhy role modeling matters more than rules\nTeens notice when parents demand attention while glued to their own phones. How can putting your own device down become the bridge back to connection?\nThe missing conversation about substances\nWhen it comes to substances, warnings aren’t enough. What do kids need to understand the real risks, especially with today’s far more...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C56mzW7KPp1bS0tdlhpnvyiBlpKunixPezO26vL62gQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZGFl/NWE4NmRhZDcyODk1/ZmNlYjhjOTg0NTFi/YzgzMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}