If someone handed you a book on how to raise grounded, emotionally strong, clear-thinking kids in a world run by algorithms, wouldn’t life be easy?

I just finished reading Uninfluenceable and got a chance to sit down with the author of this book — Alanna Gallo. She is a former public school teacher, mom of four, and education consultant.

Alanna and I get into the messy, confusing reality of raising children in a world where technology has quietly become the third co-parent. Social media punishes nuance, algorithms feed polarization, and kids are handed screens as quickly as snacks. Bored? Screen. Tantrum? Screen. Slightly too quiet? Screen.

And from birth, many children are trained into constant stimulation — light-up toys, sensory overload, apps tracking every feed and nap. Somewhere along the way, many of us lost touch with our own intuition.

Alanna breaks down what truly hasn’t changed:Kids still need attachment, security, real-world stimulation, and adults who preserve their childhood instead of outsourcing it. Tech companies aren’t designing for our childrens’ well-being — they’re designing to maximize their attention for profits.

But here’s the empowering part:Parents still hold the real decision-making power. We choose when (and if) the devices enter our homes. We choose the rhythms, the boundaries, and the experiences that shape our families.

Alanna leaves us with three grounded rules that every parent can start using today:

* Don’t use tech to fix boredom or discomfort.

* Make family connection non-negotiable.

* Be intentional about who your family spends time with.

We also explore the growing movement of families redefining wealth — not as money, but as time: time outdoors, time together, time off of screens, time living in the real world.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and remember that our kids are human beings — not products for algorithms.

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