Is Your Senior Parent A “Screenager”?

The Boomers Turned “Screenagers” Adult children are struggling with their elderly parents’ social media addictions. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please contact us at plus@slate.com for help. Episode Notes Conversations about screen addition are almost always about kids. Entire governments have mobilized in pursuit of offsetting the negative effects of being too plugged in, but there’s one demographic we never talk about. On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer Jessica Lucas, who wrote a piece for New York Magazine about “The 75-year-old Screenagers,” and the ways adult children are struggling with and trying to mitigate their own senior parents’ digital habits. This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.