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Pediatrician: loss of human connection is the bigger threat to kids

A pediatrician argues in The Guardian that open conversation between kids and adults matters more than panic over phones, loneliness and AI; the screens may be innocent.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN This Morning
Published 7:27 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by The Guardian: “As a pediatrician, loss of human connection is the biggest threat to kids, not AI”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:27 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: AI.

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The GuardianAs a pediatrician, loss of human connection is the biggest threat to kids, not AI

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA pediatrician writes in The Guardian this morning that the biggest threat to kids isn't AI or screens, it's losing real human connection, and the fix is simply talking openly with each other.

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