Screen Time Is Surging Among Seniors. Their Kids Aren’t Happy About It.
We’ll talk about the secret interventions adult children are taking to protect their parents online.
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 01: A older adult uses his smart phones in a cafe on March 1, 2026 in Bath, England. (Anna Barclay/Getty Images)
Airdate: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 10 am
Screen time is on the rise for older adults entering their golden years. What does that mean for cognition and aging? Could it be accelerating mental decline? Those were some of the questions that internet culture reporter Jessica Lucas set out to explore in her recent story for New York Magazine, “The 75-Year-Old Screenagers.” We’ll talk about the secret interventions adult children are taking to protect their parents online, and hear more about the benefits and drawbacks of older adults being increasingly online.
Guest:
- Jessica Lucas, internet culture reporter; recently wrote “The Adult Children Cleaning Up Their Parents’ Feeds” for New York Magazine
- Ipsit Vahia, chief of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and director of the Technology and Aging Lab, McLean Hospital