Tech Tots: Early ideas on parenting in a digital age

Tech Tots: Early ideas on parenting in a digital age

Rob Hughes and Alastair van Heerden - co-founders of playtandem.com

Episodes 6
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Active
Since Feb 2025
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
Hosting
rss.buzzsprout.com

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About This Podcast

A podcast to help you navigate the coming wave of big tech changes for little people. 


Welcome to TechTots, a podcast designed to help you navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital technologies impacting pre-schoolers.


Brought to you by playTandem.com and the team at EarlyIdeas.org, this series digs into how the crucial intersection of early childhood development and the digital revolution. 


Join us as we explore the effects of technology on the next generation, offering insights, expert opinions, and practical advice for parents and caregivers. 


Whether you’re a tech-savvy parent or just starting to grapple with what screens and AI mean for early childhoods, our podcast aims to eqip you with the knowledge and tools needed to help your little one to thrive in an increasingly digital age.


Brought to you by playTandem.com and the team at EarlyIdeas.org

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Recent Episodes

S1E6 Tech-for-good Tots - an interview with Dama Sathianathan of Bethnal Green Ventures

Feb 24, 2026 31m

The conversation delves into the ethical considerations of tech for good, the origins and philosophy of Bethnal Green Ventures, the impact of technology on early childhood, the challenges of building…

S1E5 Episode 5: From Puppets to Pixels: Learning from Sesame Street's Playbook for the AI Revolution

Jul 07, 2025 48m

What does a healthy digital life look like for a child? As AI and algorithm-driven content reshape our world at a dizzying pace, parents are left wondering how to keep up. In this episode, host Rob…

S1E4 AI in the Toybox: Navigating Smart Toys & Child Development with Dr. Emily Goodacre from the University of Cambridge

May 23, 2025 22m

AI-powered toys are no longer science fiction – they're rapidly entering our children's playrooms. But what do we really know about their impact? In this episode of TechTots, we're joined by Dr.…

Babies and toddlers are not just small adults - in conversation with Prof Sam Wass

Mar 28, 2025 27m

In this episode, Professor Sam Wass from the Institute for the Science of Early Years discusses how children's brains process information very differently from adults, particularly in noisy…

S1E2 'the science bit' - Why early childhood is so special

Mar 19, 2025 47m

In this second Episode, we'll dig into the science of early childhood... and why this period lays the foundations. Tori, Head of Marketing at Tandem (and expert on early childhood by virtue of being…

S1E1 Why TechTots? we need to talk more about the big changes that tech is bringing for little people

Feb 27, 2025 27m

In this episode we'll explain why we think we all need to think more about the big changes that technology is bringing for little people.While walking around the historic Brunswick Square Gardens in…

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