NewKid
NewKid
Podcast Description
In this podcast, we explore the singular choices we make as parents, in 2025. I hope these discussions will bring parents -and anyone interested in the new generation of citizens- questions and tools to navigate the unknowns more peacefully, more intentionally. Through these episodes, I wish to give all parents the confidence to trust their kids, to trust in the future, to collaborate with one another and with the educators, to proactively seek ways of using the superpowers AI provides, instead of being afraid and opting out.
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Content Themes
Focuses on contemporary parenting dilemmas, technology's role in child-rearing, and multicultural upbringing, with episodes tackling themes such as bilingual education, emotional intelligence, and the integration of AI in children's development as demonstrated in the episode featuring Sandra and Yotam on raising a trilingual child.
NewKid is a podcast where I sit down with parents and talk about the singular choices we make raising our children today: what we would love to nurture, and how could technology serve us on this mission.
In this episode, meet Natasha and Latham, homeschooling their two children around a pretty unique project : building an airplane!
Together, we talk about down to earth topics like what’s a usual weekday in their family, the cost of building an airplane, the tools they’re using to support their home education, the social aspects of homeschooling too.
We also take a step back, dig deep into topics like what they learnt from their time in the military, the sense of identity when you give up a pretty exciting career to dedicate 100% to your children’s education, we talk about doubt, about the pressure to “get it right”, about bringing your son’s desire to work with his hands into an academic setting so that he could unlock that same level of learning.
Overall, we talk about team work, about adversity, about resilience, about togetherness and identity. Enjoy!
00:00:00 Introduction & Meet Natasha and Latham
00:03:50 Natasha’s Background & Family Dynamics
00:06:10 Latham’s Background & Transition to Homeschooling
00:10:25 Deciding to Homeschool & Family Decision Process
00:14:59 Homeschooling Both Kids & Daughter’s Journey
00:17:56 What Keeps You Up at Night? Parental Concerns
00:20:00 A Typical Homeschool Day
00:23:05 Structuring the Day & Learning Styles
00:28:46 Measuring Progress & Academic Growth
00:32:46 Social Aspects of Homeschooling
00:36:30 Support Systems & Community
00:39:00 Financials & Building the Airplane
00:42:00 Kids’ Big Projects & Aspirations
00:45:00 Documenting the Journey & Introspection
00:48:00 Parental Identity & Non-Judgment
00:52:00 Military Lessons & Parenting
00:56:00 Tech, Social Media, and Screen Time
01:00:00 Final Thoughts & Book Recommendations
01:01:30 How to Reach Out & Closing
More about them, and the references they talk about: https://newkid.ai/p/ep5-bonding-through-building-a-plane
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