Life Kit: Parenting · NPR

Hidden ways technology can influence your parenting decisions

July 29, 2025·26 min·2 clips
Data brokers sell pregnancy data for just $85 per 1,000 consumers—cheap to them, but priceless to you.
Amanda Hess shares how pregnancy and parenting in the digital age led her to question technology's influence, from data brokers selling pregnancy info to apps creating unrealistic ideals. She discusses the emotional impact of tech on her journey, including a diagnosis for her son, and offers insights on navigating parenting tech and social media with more awareness.

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When pregnancy data starts to feel certain, this keeps the focus on what it can and cannot tell you.

Life Kit tracks Amanda Hess from an early pregnancy moment into a wider look at how search, apps, and image-heavy expectations can shape what parents think they know.

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When your search bar starts acting like a co-parent, listen here.

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